Are you using certificates to secure your RDP sessions? If so, you'll need a certificate on Server2 that has the name FriendlyName1.
I was running a pilot farm of Server 2008 R2 RDS servers. The servers were divvied up into silos, and each silo had multiple A records pointing to the servers in that silo. For example: Rd1 10.0.0.1 Rd1 10.0.0.2 Rd1 10.0.0.3 Rd2 10.0.0.4 Rd2 10.0.0.5 Etc The servers in silo "rd1" had certificates with the name rd1, the servers in rd2 had a cert named rd2, etc. I remember configuring the RDweb server to build RPD connections based on the rdX names. The pilot didn't work out, so the farm is long gone. I can't go check the details. Ken Cornetet 812.482.8499 To err is human - to moo, bovine. From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 5:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Connecting via DNS alias..in a loop, sorta I have an RDS server that I want users to RDP to from RDWeb. From VPN or local machine they can RDP just fine, and from the RDWeb (where there is an icon TO the RDP app) they can connect to the HOSTNAME (Server2) but when trying to connect to Server2 via a DNS Alias (FriendlyName1) the message is "access denied" I'm thinking it's a security thing to prevent spoofing. The Setup RDWeb server / gateway = Server1 RDAppServer1 = Server2 FriendlyName1 DNS Alias pointing to Server2 In essence they are trying to RDP to Server2 from the RDP application published from Server2 but using the alias instead of hostname fails. Clear as mud? David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
