In protecting access to internal networks from the outside, sometimes we need to look at just what is occurring on the inside to get a good picture of what is going on. In particular, I want to focus on in this post are web-based remote access services. Don’t get me wrong – these services are great – I support a lot of my family with services like LogMeIn’s Free product. I like these tools because they are incredibly easy to use, they always work, and they work with any Internet connection. This is where my issue starts to take shape.

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The Terminal Services Gateway is simply a HTTPS-based connection for remote desktop. It does this by providing native encryption, using port 443, allowing enhanced logging, policy configuration, and centrally controlling the remote desktop connections. The Terminal Services Gateway is a new role that is made available with Windows Server 2008, and it can provide some features that network administrators may be excited to use.

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Having collection of equipment that can be transported to another datacenter or location can be convenient for a number of reasons. While these collections may not as sophisticated as Google’s ocean-based datacenter, network administrators may be presented with challenges with mobile equipment. This mobile equipment collection may be used for staging resources during an upgrade, consolidation capacity during a merger or acquisition, a traveling demonstration system or other legitimate purposes.

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Managing a SOHO’s network can be a daunting challenge. The good news is that with limited resources of staff and equipment, a network can be protected and given network management for free.

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On the heels of Comcast’s recent decision to enforce a 250 GB bandwidth limit on residential customers, network administrators may wonder what this means for telecommuters. While a remote site’s network connectivity would be a business category plan, most telecommuters use the residential class service for price reasons or service availability. What is unclear within […]

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Recently, I have been evaluating various gateways for Internet facing devices for the small office or home office (SOHO) over the last few weeks. This functionality in this space continues to impress me, and the best part is that a lot of it is available for free. I am currently working with the Untangle Gateway […]

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