Re: Remote desktop over vpn

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:MRFif.243007$lI5.96765@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> In article <1133193038.054285.173450@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> renil.lambert@gmail.com says...
>> Hi
>> one of my client is connecting to my network through vpn.
>> is there any possiblity to start a remote desktop or Dameware or some
>> desktop sharing tool to view his desktop??
>
> Run VNC on his computer and then connect to his private IP address back
> through the VPN.

Those will only work if the VPN is configured to allow that, i.e. he has to
have a virtual IP and policies to allow the traffic. Some boxes do that by
default, some allow you the option, some do not allow you to do it. Depends
on both ends of the VPN.

You can get remote control of just about any PC with internet access via
http://www.gotomeeting.com. A commercial service that I feel is well worth
the money for remote support of firewalled PC's.

If the VPN client doesn't allow Internet traffic out while on the VPN, and
doesn't allow a virtual IP connection back, you might be toast. That seems
like an unlikely combination though.

-Russ.
Received on Sat Dec 3 04:18:40 2005