[nfbcs] VPN on a Terminal Server

[Steve Jacobson]

Leslie,

Remote desktop is a way of making one computer see everything that is on another computer.  It is, therefore, a kind of connection, but it is a very 
specific kind of connection.  VPN, on the other hand, gives you access to anything that is on the network at the other end.  In your case, you probably 
need the VPN connection so that the remote desktop connection can be made because the other computer would probably not be available to you 
without VPN.

As I understand it, to access the terminal server with JFW, you will need to run JFW on both computers, yours and the one at the other end.  You will 
need the extra license as someone mentioned.  Since I am not a JFW user, someone who has specific information on that will need to give you more 
specifics.  Usually in these situations, each user loggs into the terminal server, so JFW can be set up to run on that machine only for your user-id.  As I said 
in my previous note, though, some employers do not like running software with which they are not familiar on a terminal server that would impact many 
people if it were to crash.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Tue, 8 May 2012 18:22:28 -0400 (EDT), Leslie Fairall wrote:

>Thanks for your explanation, Steve. VPN will definitely be used here. It 
>sounds like VPN and Remote Desktop are two different methods of connecting 
>to another computer. Jaws 12 is installed on my machine at work, and I 
>will need to connect to a terminal server. Is this possible and what will 
>need to be done in order to make it happen?

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