Having an issue with VPN & Remote Desktop reliability and wonder if there is a better setup than what is currently used ...
My wife is using RDP to access her work Windows server when WFH. The PPTP VPN is terminated on ADSL router (Billion BiPac - it does termination, not just pass through). So, she fires up the VPN, then connects via RDP. But, the connection is prone to dropping. Another user also VPNs/RDPs in occasionally, and gets similar issues.
It could be because the work ADSL line is a bit slow - 1Mb download, 0.5Mb upload (it's in the sticks). Or it could be the router.
I have been testing out Hamachi VPN (now from logmein) with mixed results. I can't get a direct tunnel, always comes up relayed, and the speed is slow (sometimes it won't connect the RDP session). Also, it requires a user to be logged in at all times to run the client. I think some of these issues may be resolved by purchasing a hamachi subscription (such as the logged in user) but I'm still to be convinced it's the best solution.
Have thought about ditching the VPN and just port forwarding the RDP session to the Windows server but have concerns about exposing the server/login to the internet. And my wife uses rubbish (i.e. simple) passwords.
Any suggestions ??
My wife is using RDP to access her work Windows server when WFH. The PPTP VPN is terminated on ADSL router (Billion BiPac - it does termination, not just pass through). So, she fires up the VPN, then connects via RDP. But, the connection is prone to dropping. Another user also VPNs/RDPs in occasionally, and gets similar issues.
It could be because the work ADSL line is a bit slow - 1Mb download, 0.5Mb upload (it's in the sticks). Or it could be the router.
I have been testing out Hamachi VPN (now from logmein) with mixed results. I can't get a direct tunnel, always comes up relayed, and the speed is slow (sometimes it won't connect the RDP session). Also, it requires a user to be logged in at all times to run the client. I think some of these issues may be resolved by purchasing a hamachi subscription (such as the logged in user) but I'm still to be convinced it's the best solution.
Have thought about ditching the VPN and just port forwarding the RDP session to the Windows server but have concerns about exposing the server/login to the internet. And my wife uses rubbish (i.e. simple) passwords.
Any suggestions ??
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