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This should work from anywhere if the server you are connecting to has a public IP.

Gys 9y ago
None of 'all my desktops' have a public ip. Therefore I use Teamviewer or Google RemoteDesktop which give access to any desktop anywhere. Occasionally I use vnc or rdp for the networks where I can use vpn for access. Its still very unclear to me what your added valude is ?
- ksk 9y ago
  I believe most of the rented VMs on AWS/Azure have public IPs. I suppose you could use this product with those.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
    But in that case we can just run vnc on the server
    - ksk 9y ago
      I've found RDP to be a better protocol, personally.
      - yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
        Once it's set up I agree, but it's a bit of a pain to set up on Linux servers (in my limited experience, even including SSH encapsulation to make vnc not completely vulnerable).
        ksk 9y ago
        Oh, could be. I am not a proper sysadmin though, so my experience is limited to managing a few machines at our small startup.
        asadlionpk 9y ago
        I have seen RDP to be way faster in comparison too. If I may ask, how do you manage those machines right now? What does the workflow look like.
        ksk 9y ago
        I don't have a workflow as such, but being a programmer, I've tried to automate as much as I can through AD group policy and scripts. Most weeks I don't have to spend any time managing them. We're a biotech company so people here are mostly non-technical (IT) and rarely install random software, etc.. Security: I lock down most machines so that they can only run executables from certain directories, streamline windows updates through GPO, strict firewall rules, etc. At the router level, I use cisco's meraki service, which manages VPNs, content filtering and router firmware updates, etc for me. Machine Management: I use RDP if needed. I have a 'request support' script that sends me a message if anyone needs anything. Machine Imaging: I have a clean W10 sysprep-ed image with our LOB software, office 365, etc. I have a deployment script that sets up the partitions and images the machines, etc. I'm looking into getting Intel's ME for our office so I can do that over the network without physically going to the machine. We have two locations and its a pain if I have to physically go to the other one. Storage: We have networked drives for every user and those get backed up every day through veeam, along with all of our VMs, etc.

Gys 9y ago

None of 'all my desktops' have a public ip. Therefore I use Teamviewer or Google RemoteDesktop which give access to any desktop anywhere. Occasionally I use vnc or rdp for the networks where I can use vpn for access. Its still very unclear to me what your added valude is ?

ksk 9y ago
I believe most of the rented VMs on AWS/Azure have public IPs. I suppose you could use this product with those.
- yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
  But in that case we can just run vnc on the server
  - ksk 9y ago
    I've found RDP to be a better protocol, personally.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
      Once it's set up I agree, but it's a bit of a pain to set up on Linux servers (in my limited experience, even including SSH encapsulation to make vnc not completely vulnerable).
      - ksk 9y ago
        Oh, could be. I am not a proper sysadmin though, so my experience is limited to managing a few machines at our small startup.
        asadlionpk 9y ago
        I have seen RDP to be way faster in comparison too. If I may ask, how do you manage those machines right now? What does the workflow look like.
        ksk 9y ago
        I don't have a workflow as such, but being a programmer, I've tried to automate as much as I can through AD group policy and scripts. Most weeks I don't have to spend any time managing them. We're a biotech company so people here are mostly non-technical (IT) and rarely install random software, etc.. Security: I lock down most machines so that they can only run executables from certain directories, streamline windows updates through GPO, strict firewall rules, etc. At the router level, I use cisco's meraki service, which manages VPNs, content filtering and router firmware updates, etc for me. Machine Management: I use RDP if needed. I have a 'request support' script that sends me a message if anyone needs anything. Machine Imaging: I have a clean W10 sysprep-ed image with our LOB software, office 365, etc. I have a deployment script that sets up the partitions and images the machines, etc. I'm looking into getting Intel's ME for our office so I can do that over the network without physically going to the machine. We have two locations and its a pain if I have to physically go to the other one. Storage: We have networked drives for every user and those get backed up every day through veeam, along with all of our VMs, etc.