Re: Multiple RDP access on one Inet line

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Thank you again. The OpenVPN looks good but my problem is my users. We
have RRAS setup and IMHO it is very easy for them to open the VPN connection
I have already setup for them on their home computer and then fire up the
RDP file that will connect them to their desktop computer, but this two step
process seems to be to difficult for them.

I want to go with the a hardware port forwarding solution like you showed
earlier because I can then make a web page based on each port number that
will use the ActiveX RDP client to redirect them to their computer. They
will only need to know the web address and their phone extension to get to
their computer for instance:


http://www.mydomain.com:2345 - Redirect to 10.10.10.x
http://www.mydomain.com:2351 - Redirect to 10.10.10.y
http://www.mydomain.com:2356 - Redirect to 10.10.10.z

This way they only need to be able to use a web browser.

"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A better solution is to use a VPN or Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel. That way
you can access multiple PCs through one hole in your firewall or router.

OpenVPN is one solution. I have that running on an XP Pro box now to
access my two XP Pro boxes behind my home router...

http://openvpn.net/

I have also used SSH to do the same thing... The copSSH server package...

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22
http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=faq&FAQ_op=view&FAQ_id=62

The Tunnelier SSH client. Its good because you can configure it to
automatically start a Remote Desktop session when the tunnel is
connected...

http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier.html

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"Jordan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That is exactly what I need. What model is that router? Do you know
another brand that will let me do 50 or more?


I have some other brands that will allow me to forward port to an
internal IP, but they don't allow me to do what you have done and say
port XXXX is to redirect to 3389 internally @ IP 0.0.0.0.


"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Here is an example of port redirection from my old Linksys BEFSR41
router...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/Router/RdUPnPForwarding.JPG

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Most any firewall/router will allow that...Its called "port
redirection"...I do that with my consumer grade routers including my
current Buffalo WBR-G54...

With that said a better solution, IMHO, is to use a Virtual Private
Network (VPN) or Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel and access any PC through
one hole in your firewall/router. Personally I have done both using
either OpenVPN or SSH. I currently use SSH...

How is your network connected to the internet? Is through a router and
if so what brand and model? That information will help others help you.

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"Jordan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to give a bunch of users RDP access to their work computer. I
have one static Inet IP at my location. I could probably change all
the XP computers to respond to unique IP ports and configure my
firewall to redirect those ports to each computer but I would rather
leave the XP computers as is.

Is there a device that will do something like the following:

External port 10001 redirect to 3389 for Internal IP 192.168.1.1
External port 10002 redirect to 3389 for Internal IP 192.168.1.2
External port 10003 redirect to 3389 for Internal IP 192.168.1.3
External port 10004 redirect to 3389 for Internal IP 192.168.1.4











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