[ale] VPN question

[H. A. Story]

LOL
That doesn't sound like a VPN.   Sounds like http redirect to RDP.  Have 
you tried just using remote desktop to the WAN or FQDN that they gave 
you in the HTTPS?

Oh, chances are if they were to cheap to buy or setup a VPN then they 
probably didn't buy the CALS for the Windows Server.  So depending on 
this and a few other things you get 60 to 90 days of RDP sessions from 
one host.  Unless you reload the OS I think.

Adrin


Preston Boyington wrote:
> I am sorely lacking in experience with VPN (and tunneling in general) so
> while I am working google over I thought I would see if anyone could
> point me in the general direction.
>
> My friend's workplace is M$ centered so he will be connecting to his XP
> computer through "Remote Desktop Connection".  He wants to use his
> Ubuntu (whichever is current) computer at home to connect with his XP
> computer at work.
>
> The information he has is this:
> the https website
> his computer name
> his user name
> his password
>
> I vaguely remember using "vpnc" in Debian and editing a <something>.conf
> file to put in my information (although i used an IP address and not
> www.something.blah), but that has been a while.
>
> If there is something graphical and already in Ubuntu that would
> probably be the easier for him.
>
> Thanks all,
> Preston
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