Re: Remote desktop over vpn

Leythos wrote:
> In article <vOOif.4223$43.3512@nnrp.ca.mci.com!nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> somebody.@spamout.russdoucet.com says...
>
>>"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
>>news:MRFif.243007$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.
>
>
> Yes, but in most cases people posting to this group don't have their
> firewall setup to restrict at the port/service level. I suspect that VNC
> would work just fine.

Unless expressly permitted, all traffic is implicitly denied.

That's how firewalls work. Why assume otherwise when responding to posts?

Triffid
Received on Sat Dec 3 04:18:41 2005