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Use the internet connection of a remote desktop without VPN
I live in Iran, and due to my country's Internet policies, I am unable to use a VPN connection to a server outside the country. Without VPN access, how can I connect to my server outside Iran in order ...
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Remotely administrate hundreds of computers [migrated]
So, I walked into a fun position. I work for a company that has roughly 500 (expanding to over 1000 this year) computers out in the field. These computers are spread all through America, with 2 of ...
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Remote Desktop - Wait operation timed out
I have been connecting to a Windows 7 x64 machine at work via VPN for about 2 years now, 4-6 days a week, multiple times per day, always without issue.
As of today, I am able to connect and am ...
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VPNing into local home network
I have a FVS338 Netgear firewall. Am I able to VPN into it and then access my local network with a remote desktop connection?
Also, how do I get the initial VPN connection?
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Login a Windows 7 user on a remote computer on so I can Remote Desktop
I need a way to always make a Windows 7 Pro machine, which will not normally be connected to a keyboard or monitor, ready for Remote Desktop Connection (That is get past the windows user login ...
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Can't connect to pc using Remote Desktop over VPN with Domain user account only
Craziest thing. I can't seem to login to my pc at work using my domain credentials. I am using Remote Desktop with a Cisco VPN and have tried both Mac and Win 7 remote machines. It appears that I can ...
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Hyper-V - RDP into guest that is VPN'ed into inaccesible network (or set custom resolution in VM Connection)
I have a local Win8 Hyper-V guest running XP that I use to VPN into a network that is completely isolated from the internet. The guest and the host share the same network adapter through a "external ...
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os x vpn remote desktop to windows, cant find machine
I am trying to remote connect to my windows-computer through a VPN connection setup on the same machine, in Windows 7, through a Macbook Pro.
I have created a new incoming connection on my windows ...
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Working with VNC / RDP and VPN together
My question here is an exact duplicate of the one posted here except that I am asking this question specific to Nortel VPN Client and RDP (Remote Desktop)
I am connecting to a Virtual Server via ...
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WAN Remote Desktop VPN connection blocking local connection
When ever i use my WAN to connect Remote Desktop to work, it blocks my internet access thru the local connection. Not disabling it. The web browser says there is no connection error.
Is there a way ...
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User limitations with software on a VPN
Here is the breakdown of our situation:
2 locations
location 1 has file server(SBS03), 6 workstations, and a VPN(SBS08).
location 2 has 5 workstations and needs to access a database that is stored on ...
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is RDC-via-RDC faster than RDC-via-VPN? [closed]
I always assumed that a remote desktop connection is "just an application" (plus it runs a slow OS at its endpoint) so it would be slower than a VPN, which is "part of the backbone/underpinning" etc. ...
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Corporate VPN internet traffic tracing
When using a VPN to connect to a corporate computer, the traffic would typically pass through some VPN server inside the company.
Is there a way to know if all traffic goes through there or only ...
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how to open a java vpn within parallels (8, with “coherence”) under a mac
I use Parallels 8 with Windows XP 64-bit, and during the installation I opted for the option to have mac-like windows for applications (is this "Coherence"?).
However, now I am confused how to do the ...
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Can't connect to remote desktop via Cisco VPN using wireless connection, works with wired
I have a laptop using Windows 7 64bit connected over wireless connection to a router and then onto the Internet. That laptop was connecting to a Windows 2000 Server over remote desktop through Cisco ...
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Secure access to ESXi guests from outside of my home network
I have an HP Proliant DL380 G4 running ESXi 4.1. So far, I have Server 2008 and Linux Mint guests running on the host. What I want to do is access either of these VM's from outside of my home (i.e. ...
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How to find old VPN/Remote Desktop connection settings
I had my computer set up before where I could connect to my work computer remotely, but in the past week I have reinstalled Windows on my machine and forgot to save the connection settings. Does ...
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Access Windows PC on a VPN using RDP from a Mac
I work remotely on a Windows 7 machine, connecting via RDP from my Windows PC after joining a VPN using SonicWALL.
I would like to connect to this remote PC using my Mountain Lion 10.8 MacBook. Is ...
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Remote Desktop Connection over VPN on mac
I'm trying to connect to a Windows computer on over a VPN connection using Remote Desktop connection. I opened Network on mac and created a new connection.
Interface: VPN. VPN Type: PPTP.
I filled ...
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users cannot log in to remote server [closed]
Our problem is as follows:
Task: We have a client, and he needs to access a new server administered by us, through various users.
Old situation: up until now we have administered the clients' own ...
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Access localhost, RDC, ports, etc. from behind school firewall?
As an avid designer and developer I work with software on my laptop while at school. Because I'm on my school's network, I have no access to things like:
the web server I run on my personal computer ...
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How can i lock the computer while using remote desktop
I am using VPN and then RDP to coonect to my office machine.
But i have seen that while i am working remotely , everyone can see what i am doing and how the mouse moves.
I have windows SBS as server ...
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Low bandwidth Windows wallpaper
I connect to several different machines over a VPN using windows remote desktop. I would like to find several low bandwidth friendly wallpapers to distinguish one machine from another. It's not that ...
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Failover WAN with multipath
I'm configuring a dd-wrt router to allow access via VPN to a remote desktop server. The router will sit behind another router providing NAT. I'm configuring it with a backup 3G mobile broadband link.
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Using the internet connection of a Remote Desktop [closed]
I want to use the internet connection of the servers at my university. I have a remote desktop account, and I have tried setting up VPN, but all VPN or proxy server software I could think of was ...
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Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection Rendering Each Frame?
When connecting to my work computer over VPN and Remote Desktop Connection, images and videos are sent back one frame at a time, which really slows things down.
I'm familiar with the "Experience" tab ...
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Make a VPN connection only for RDP
I am connecting to a cisco VPN router via PPTP on my windows 7 Ultimate machine. Like most VPN's, it connects just fine but also redirects all of my traffic through the VPN. I really only need RDP ...
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Automatically connect to VPN when initiating RDP Remote Desktop connection and then disconnect VPN when done
I know I can create a batch file to initiate a VPN connection followed by an RDP session, however I want to know if it's possible (in Windows 7 and ideally Windows XP as well) to have the VPN ...
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How to copy files through a Remote Desktop Connection over VPN
I need to connect to a client's server through VPN.
I'm using Windows 7 but the VPN from the client is compatible only to Windows XP. I installed a VM (Windows XP) on my Windows 7. After I installed ...
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View I.P. Address of a connected remote user
This might be hard to explain so I'm going to try my best here...
I have a computer that connects through a VPN tunnel and then uses remote desktop to gain access to another computer. I can go in ...
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remote desktop connection doesn't work while using vpn
I connect from my laptop to my wireless connection, run VPN to connect to my office's network, then try to use remote desktop connection to see my office's computer desktop. It always fails.
Some ...
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Cheapest way to remote desktop [closed]
I was wondering what the cheapest way is for me to connect to a pc on my office network from my home.
I know this can be done using a special router with VPN access, connecting to a static ip with ...
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RDC from home PC to work PC using non routable IP's
I have a home PC and a work PC right next to each other.
The work PC is connected to my corporate Lan, when it is connected I cannot RDC to it.
When it is not connected to the corporate Lan I can ...
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RDP from Vista Home Premium crashing after about 1 minute
I connect to my office through VPN. After connecting, I used to be able to remote access my office PC. Now when I connect I lose my connection after about a minute. The error that is displayed is: ...
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VPN to server, then access files on same server… and RDP to same server
For a month or so (up to about 2 weeks ago), I was regularly VPN'ing to our work server, and then immediately RDPing to the SAME server using the servers IP address (we aren't behind a NAT).
So ...
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How can I specify what traffic uses a VPN connection with Windows 7?
Using Windows 7 Professional 64bit
PPTP VPN (using the built in networking client)
I'm connecting to my home VPN server from my work computer. This previously worked without issues using Windows XP, ...
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Why the VPN Network Shake-Up?
I can RDP to another machine on my home network, only if I'm not also hooked up to my employer's VPN with the Cisco VPN client. Indeed, I can't even ping the other machine by name in this mode, ...
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Remote Desktop fails after VPN connection
The local computer (comp 1) is connected to a remote computer (comp 2) with Remote Desktop. On the remote computer (comp 2), I try to establish an VPN connection to a different remote computer (comp ...
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If I VPN onto a network, can my host machine traffic be seen by the network?
I'm a little confused as to how VPN works, I have VPN'd onto a network and its sitting connected in my systray. Does all my internet traffic now go through that via my broadband so say if I'm googling ...
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Connecting to remote Windows PC using Remote Desktop from home over VPN
I am trying to connect to a Remote Windows PC (Windows 7 32 bit OS) over VPN from my home laptop (Vista 32 bit). At the remote PC I have enabled below settings which I thought would allow me to ...
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Company VPN vs Home privacy
If i am connected to the company VPN from home using my home PC, but i did not log into remote desktop to connect to my office computer. Can my company still see what pages i have surf using my home ...
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Remote Desktop connection to vista vs. xp
I am trying to log into my work computer remotely. I am using Windows 7 on my laptop. I have created a vpn connection to the network, and I am doing a remote desktop connection directly to the ip of ...
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Remote Desktop Gateway
I'm looking at Remote Desktop Gateway as an alternative to a VPN for a small branch office.
The idea is to spin up a copy of w2k8 on virtualbox/vmware on some spare machine just running Remote ...
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How can I always have RDP connections used by internet connection and not VPN
I am looking to somehow always have RDP connections routed via my home machine's internet connection and not any VPN connections.
Sometimes I leave the house without disconnecting from a VPN - when ...
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Initiating VPN connection kills RDP connection
I am connecting via RDP to a Windows 7 Professional machine. I use that machine for its data/programs, but at times I also need to (within the RDP connection) connect to a VPN (configured via ...
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Should I use VPN to Remote Desktop from outside my home?
I want to access my home computer from my work.
Should I use a VPN network setup and make a RDP connection then? Or is it possible to use RDP by typing in my ip-address without VPN?
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Forwarding specific ports to WLAN0
I'm trying to connect to a VPN which doesn't allow HTTP access (or any access really, except RDP). So basically I'm trying to say to my computer, "only use PPP0 for RDP (port xxxx) and for everything ...
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Will a VPN allow Remote Desktop to all machines on network?
If I setup a XP-Pro VPN server and a user logs into it from outside the LAN, can they Remote Desktop to any of the machines on the network?
What are the security concerns with this setup?
All ...
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VPN or Remote Access?
In what circumstances would you setup a VPN instead of just allowing Remote Desktop to a machine in a network?
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RDC stops working after a period of time
I have a workstation with RDC configured for the employee. When they leave at the end of their day they lock the pc (windows key + l). They go home connect to our VPN and log back in. Everything works ...
