We do this sort of thing but without a terminal server in the middle. We set up a Linux server with SSH configured to only allow login with crypto keys and then use the Putty SSH client on the remote PCs to establish a connection. The Putty client is configured with port forwarding from the remote PC's (say) port 4000 to the internal desktop's 3389. On the remote PC you start the RDP client and open localhost:4000. That gets sent across the encrypted SSH tunnel, forwarded on by the Linux host, and up comes the desktop. We've got some scripting around it to make it more accessible to the civilians, but it's pretty straightforward and it works well.
----- Original Message ----- > I’m just trying to allow users to RDP into their machines, without opening > 3389. Also the site only has one static so RDP would to multiple machines > would be hard unless I change the port numbers. > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of J- P > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RDS license question > The license server needs to be activated, in order to allow a computer to > establish a remote connection to a and RDS server. > if you are not installing an RD server what function will the gateway server? > I guess my question is , what exactly are you trying to do that can't be > accomplished by FW rules or simple port forwarding? > Jean-Paul Natola > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RDS license question > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:15:01 +0000 > Excellent point on the administration part. > Thanks Webster for answering my question. Maybe I can ask the next question > that piggy backs off that. If the RDS server is setup as a RDS gateway only, > does the licensing manager or CALS even need to be installed? > From: [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf Of J- P > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RDS license question > I believe, and someone chime in if I'm mistaken, > The two cals that "come with it " are for administration only, > Administrators don't get counted as RDP users ( I learned that when i started > with Citrix years ago ) > If you really want to see what is allocated/assigned goto TSlicensing and run > a report , it will show how many user liceses are in assigned. > here is a sample i just pulled > Jean-Paul Natola > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NTSysADM] RDS license question > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:53:22 +0000 > I’m sure this is a simple question. Server 2008R2 with RDS installed. It has > 3 User CAL’s installed. > I’m testing the CALS and now have 6 different RDP sessions that are active. > Shouldn’t I have hit a limit here, 3 plus the 2 that come with servers by > default? Thanks for any clarifications. > Jimmy -- Thanks, Joe Matuscak | Director of Technology Rohrer Corporation | Office: 330-335-1541 717 Seville Road | Wadsworth, Ohio 44281 www.rohrer.com | A Better Package
