Agreed. RDP works really well to access desktops remotely. I don't technically know the differences between VNC and RDP, but I suspect that RDP caches better and only sends differences across the wire, as opposed to perhaps VNC sending entire screenshots (?).
Set up each client on their own RDP port as opposed to the default, and control access in your firewall for enhanced security. -----Original Message----- From: Gene Cronk [mailto:g...@hacktek.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:52 AM To: rbour...@thebournes.us Cc: list@jaxlug.org Subject: Re: vpn vs vns vs ??? RDP is included in all the Windows OSes you mention. Doing RDP over SSH is a solution I've been using for years. On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM, <rbour...@thebournes.us> wrote: > I have a small office network - openSuSe server and backup server, > using samba for file serving and tomcat to access a database. There > are 5 windows workstations, 1 xp, 1 vista, and 3 win7s hardwired. > There is 1 wifi vista laptop. > > I currently access my workstation from home using winvnc, usually > after hours. One employee is going to need to work from home 2-3 days > a week, and while I'm at I might as well set up file access for the > laptop user from his home also. > > It would be simple to set up vnc for the first employee to control her > desktop from home, but I would prefer a solution that does not use SO > MUCH bandwidth during business hours. The laptop user does not have a > desktop to control, but all he needs is occasional access to a file > and we now email it to him. He knows nothing about a computer, other > than how to turn it on and use the programs he needs, but the laptop > comes to the office and I can set it up. The first employee is fairly > computer literate, and would access from her home windows computer. > > What is the best/easiest/secure way to allow him access to the samba > server, and her the samba server and the tomcat server? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/list@jaxlug.org/maillist.xml > Unsubscribe list-unsubscr...@jaxlug.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/list@jaxlug.org/maillist.xml Unsubscribe list-unsubscr...@jaxlug.org
