2 RD connections

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| Hi,
| > This might not be the right group but I try anyway. I know Linksys isn't
| > supported here but I believe I have that setup correctly.
| > What I'm trying to do is: I have a peer-to-peer setup at a main office
| > (all XP Pro OSes), I have two remote sites (both 2000 Pro), the main
| > office has a Linksys router with a VPN solution built in. The remote
| > sites are connected directly to their respective cable modem. I have all
| > firewalls off just for troubleshooting issues. I have 2 computers in the
| > main office that I want the 2 remote sites to connect to. I can connect
to
| > one of the computers just fine from both sites using Remote Desktop(not
at
| > the same time of course), what I'm trying to do is setup both main
office
| > computers to be connected to by the remotes site computers at the same
| > time using Remote Desktop.
| >
| > Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
| > Craig
| >
|
|
|
|

Thanks Al,
I have the RVS4000, I thought with a VPN tunnel the remote sites also have
to have a static IP
address?
Thanks alot for the help,
Craig


"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl.RemoveThis@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:DEBD48E7-BB8D-4734-BF43-B9995548E114@microsoft.com...
> <stjoe5373.RemoveThis@news.postalias> wrote in message
> news:%231Ufj$tzHHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>> This might not be the right group but I try anyway. I know Linksys isn't
>>> supported here but I believe I have that setup correctly.
>>> What I'm trying to do is: I have a peer-to-peer setup at a main office
>>> (all XP Pro OSes), I have two remote sites (both 2000 Pro), the main
>>> office has a Linksys router with a VPN solution built in. The remote
>>> sites are connected directly to their respective cable modem. I have all
>>> firewalls off just for troubleshooting issues. I have 2 computers in the
>>> main office that I want the 2 remote sites to connect to. I can connect
>>> to
>>> one of the computers just fine from both sites using Remote Desktop(not
>>> at
>>> the same time of course), what I'm trying to do is setup both main
>>> office
>>> computers to be connected to by the remotes site computers at the same
>>> time using Remote Desktop.
>>>
>>> Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
>>> Craig
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> If the router at your main site is a VPN end-point type router, which you
> seem to indicate it is, then why not have the remote sites connect via a
> VPN tunnel and then run Remote Desktop through that. No need to change any
> listening ports on either PC at the main site, etc.
>
> What model Linksys router do you have?
>
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>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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<stjoe5373.DeleteThis@news.postalias> wrote in message
news:%23TPe8X3zHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Al,
> I have the RVS4000, I thought with a VPN tunnel the remote sites also have
> to have a static IP
> address?
> Thanks alot for the help,
> Craig
>
>
>
For help setting up and using a VPN to that particular router I would post
to the LinksysInfo.org forums. They have the experts...

http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=128

Beyond that this page may help you accessing two or more PCs behind a
firewall with Remote Desktop. Use a *STRONG* password in all cases...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html

Another option is to use Secure Shell (SSH)...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SSHTunnelierLAN.html

If you go the SSH route then I suggest using copSSH and Tunnelier. You can
configure Tunnelier at each remote site to automatically launch a Remote
Desktop session to one PC when the SSH tunnel is established. copSSH is an
installer for OpenSSH/OpenSSL/cygwin and is updated as those are updated.
copSSH can run on an XP desktop or Vista desktop for that matter...

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=vi...page&PA
http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier

How to secure your copSSH server and generate a public/private key pair for
strong authentication...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer-Vista.html
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Private-publicKey-Tunnelier.html

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Thanks a ton for the help!
"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl.TakeThisOut@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:F8B95F5D-EF79-4C46-8C7F-8FE6FAD4DC52@microsoft.com...
> <stjoe5373.TakeThisOut@news.postalias> wrote in message
> news:%23TPe8X3zHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Al,
>> I have the RVS4000, I thought with a VPN tunnel the remote sites also
>> have to have a static IP
>> address?
>> Thanks alot for the help,
>> Craig
>>
>>
>>
> For help setting up and using a VPN to that particular router I would post
> to the LinksysInfo.org forums. They have the experts...
>
> http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=128
>
> Beyond that this page may help you accessing two or more PCs behind a
> firewall with Remote Desktop. Use a *STRONG* password in all cases...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html
>
> Another option is to use Secure Shell (SSH)...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SSHTunnelierLAN.html
>
> If you go the SSH route then I suggest using copSSH and Tunnelier. You can
> configure Tunnelier at each remote site to automatically launch a Remote
> Desktop session to one PC when the SSH tunnel is established. copSSH is an
> installer for OpenSSH/OpenSSL/cygwin and is updated as those are updated.
> copSSH can run on an XP desktop or Vista desktop for that matter...
>
> http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=vi...page&PA
> http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier
>
> How to secure your copSSH server and generate a public/private key pair
> for strong authentication...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer-Vista.html
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Private-publicKey-Tunnelier.html
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>