i've posted before about this issue. a recap- my cio wants to give himself and some mangers access to their office pc's via Go To My PC. the attraction is no client to install and configure ala vpn or terminal services. i'm trying to push remote desktop web services but he's not bitting. he feels installing IIS and configuring it on the target pc is just as much of a headache( i counter that thats why you have a salaried IT staff and thats the price you pay for complete control). also, he thinks IIS has had a history of vulnerablities whereas Go To My PC has had none so far and is relaible.
also, on my side, don't i have to then set up Port address translation on my firewall/router for this to work? the client would have to connect via ip or i have to make a dns entry on my public dns server for everyone who wants to connect to their office? i don't see that as a good idea ethier. i guess i'm looking for some more info on go to my pc and how it really works and why its a really bad idea(documentation or techincal reasons) and why jumping thru hoops to get remote desktop web is really worht it in comparison(disregarding vpn for the moment). and finally, someone has stated on this list that the target pc can only run on winxp but i see the activex control download for win2k and nt as well. Thanks and i apologize for bringing this up again, but i really HATE the idea of Go To My Pc and outsourcing my security to some third party. I just need some more ammo for my argument. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
