Re: Remote Desktop thru VPN and Network Security

From: GadgetGuy (GadgetGuy_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:33:03 -0800

We prevent the mapping of a drive by configuring the SSL VPN box to not allow
this, also we do not permit this from the server.

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> "GadgetGuy" <GadgetGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:94DF4630-BE45-44B6-B24A-8A5E4C1B6ED8@microsoft.com...
> > We are using an SSL VPN solution to enable users to connect from home. We
> do
> > not allow drive mappings of the users home machine. This works great and
> > sofar the users like the ability of being able to connect from anywhere!
> No
> > worries about ports not being available, port 443 is accessible from
> anywhere.
>
> Just how do you prevent them from mapping a drive? What difference does it
> make anyway? Mapping Drives are a thing from the ancient past and there is
> not any kind of access that requires a drive letter be mapped.
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
>

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