Re: Remote desktop over vpn

From: Triffid (triffid_at_nebula.net)
Date: 11/29/05

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    Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:59:34 -0500

    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

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