Re: Remote desktop over vpn

"Triffid" <triffid@nebula.net> wrote in message
news:EmQif.1580$Et5.123731@news20.bellglobal.com...
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> Leythos wrote:
>> In article <vOOif.4223$43.3512@nnrp.ca.mci.com!nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
>> somebody.@spamout.russdoucet.com says...
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>>>"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
>>>news:MRFif.243007$lI5.96765@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
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>>>>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.
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>>>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.
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>> 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.
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> Unless expressly permitted, all traffic is implicitly denied.
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> That's how firewalls work. Why assume otherwise when responding to posts?
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> Triffid

90% of people, when configuring a VPN, configure it wide open, all ports and
protocols.

However, some devices allow traffic in only one direction for a software VPN
some both. I suspect that is the OP's issue.

-Russ.
Received on Sat Dec 3 04:18:48 2005