A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
One of the main objectives for an organization moving to a public cloud, in any type of shape or form, is regarding the overall performance experience: It cannot be a downgraded version of what they have with their on-premises services. Microsoft is well aware of that, therefore created some time back the possibility to use private connections from your datacenter […]
Read moreRemote access role is a VPN which protects the network connection or your remote connection from one side to another and protecting both sides from attacks or data sniffing as VPN protocol uses a tunnel inside of a standard data connection. Note: You’ll need to open a TCP port 1723 on your firewall as this port is used for the VPN […]
Read moreInstall the Remote Access Server Role We will be doing this through a GUI. Open Server Manger and click on Manage and select Add Roles and Features. A wizard comes up, select Next and click on Roles based or feature based installation and click on Next. On the next page select the destination server, which is the local machine. Select […]
Read moreThis article will explain the procedure for setting up a VPN server in Windows Server 2008. The VPN protocol used will be PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol). The method outlined here uses an environment consisting of an active directory server, a DHCP server, few workstation PCs and a VPN server. Configuration of the VPN server alone is explained in […]
Read moreWhat is a VPN? A virtual private network (VPN) is a technology for using the Internet or another intermediate network to connect computers to isolated remote computer networks that would otherwise be inaccessible. A VPN provides security so that traffic sent through the VPN connection stays isolated from other computers on the intermediate network. VPNs can connect individual users to […]
Read moreVirtual Private Networks (VPN) are often used within organizations to allow you to communicate private information securely over a public network. You may need to configure VPN, for example, to access your work email on an iOS device. VPN works over both Wi-Fi and cellular data network connections. iOS devices work with VPN servers that support these protocols and authentication […]
Read moreWindowsXP VPN Client The following page details the steps necessary to create a WindowsXP VPN Connection to a Server 1. Go to Start / Settings / Network Connections 2. Start the New Connection Wizard 3. Select Connect to the network at my workplace 4. Click on the Next button. 5. Click on Virtual Private Network connection 6. Click on the […]
Read moreWindowsXP VPN Server The following page details the steps necessary to create a WindowsXP VPN Server 1. Go to Start / Settings / Network Connections 2. Start the New Connection Wizard 3. Click on the Next button 4. Select Set up advanced connection 5. Click on the Next button. 6. Click on Accept incoming connections 7. Click on the Next […]
Read moreWith the rising popularity of telecommuting and the increasing need to protect their electronic assets, companies large and small have been turning to Virtual Private Networking (VPN). The good news is that many savvy IT departments realize that many of their telecommuting employees share their broadband connections with consumer-grade routers. Those folks have made their lives easier by using “NAT […]
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