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Originally posted by Spoiler View PostWell, I hope the router I have supports VPN termination as I specifically bought this model for it. I had another BiPac router which only did pass through.
I'll give it a go on the router first and see what performance is like (now that I've shelled out for it). Failing that, I'll look at openVPN. Thanks.
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Originally posted by xchaotic View PostSo you use plain RDP or tunnel it. If it wasn't mission critical, I'd probably just port forward 3389 as that's something easy to use.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostA lot of consumer routers, including yours I think, only support VPN "pass through" not VPN termination. That means you can connect a VPN through the firewall, but you will still need somewhere to terminate the VPN on the office side i.e. a remote access server or similar.
So, in your position you (most probably) want to configure the windows server as a remote access / VPN server. You may also need to setup routing on the server, I'm not too sure TBH. You will also need to configure the office router to forward whatever ports are required to the RAS server, and then configure your client and home router to allow the VPN traffic to pass.
Routing and Remote Access Service might get you started.
Personally I use openVPN server (running on XP) and forward the necessary port to the machine running the openVPN server process. I've found it performs a lot better than terminating IPSec on a cheapo router (one that does support IPSec VPN termination), and it also seems to be a bit more NAT friendly when used over mobile internet here in Germany. It is also free.
RDP works fine over that for me.
I'll give it a go on the router first and see what performance is like (now that I've shelled out for it). Failing that, I'll look at openVPN. Thanks.
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A lot of consumer routers, including yours I think, only support VPN "pass through" not VPN termination. That means you can connect a VPN through the firewall, but you will still need somewhere to terminate the VPN on the office side i.e. a remote access server or similar.
So, in your position you (most probably) want to configure the windows server as a remote access / VPN server. You may also need to setup routing on the server, I'm not too sure TBH. You will also need to configure the office router to forward whatever ports are required to the RAS server, and then configure your client and home router to allow the VPN traffic to pass.
Routing and Remote Access Service might get you started.
Personally I use openVPN server (running on XP) and forward the necessary port to the machine running the openVPN server process. I've found it performs a lot better than terminating IPSec on a cheapo router (one that does support IPSec VPN termination), and it also seems to be a bit more NAT friendly when used over mobile internet here in Germany. It is also free.
RDP works fine over that for me.
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What you want to do is use standard windows RDP.
Whether you sacrifice convenience and performance by adding another layer of security should be you dilemma.
So you use plain RDP or tunnel it. If it wasn't mission critical, I'd probably just port forward 3389 as that's something easy to use.
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VPN protocols
I have been tasked with setting up a remote access solution from home to a small office, primarily to run a remote desktop session for a Windows 2008 server. I have decided to do this with a VPN.
Any suggestions on what VPN tunnelling Protocol to use?
The router I have (BiPac 7402N) supports PPTP, L2TP and IPSec, with the ability to run IPSec over L2TP also. It looks like PPTP is the common choice in a Microsoft environment, but as an end user I've also used L2TP which worked well.
As a checklist, I think I also need to do the following:
home:
open vpn ports on router to allow outbound traffic
configure vpn client on laptop
office:
configure vpn on router (protocol: PPTP, L2TP or IPSEC)
configure dyndns
configure windows account
Anything I missed?
I know there are a few alternative solutions for this, such as VNC clients or port forwarding the RDP traffic to the server. I've had no problems in the past using RDP, so will try that first over VNC. Also, there's something a little dirty about having a Windows server reachable on the public IP?!
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