[dba-Tech] VPN on a virtual Windows 2008 server...and RemoteDesktop

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Wed Jan 18 18:28:42 CST 2012


Yes... Hosting starts at home. ;-)

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 4:18 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] VPN on a virtual Windows 2008 server...and
RemoteDesktop

Why lock yourself into it being hosted on expensive IIE/SQL Server hosts.

Have you had a look at developing it under LAMP / XAMP / WAMP  with MySQL
and PHP?

MySQL is trivial to learn if you are familiar with SQL Server and it doesn't
take much for a 
competent programmer to get up to speed with PHP.

-- 
Stuart

> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:56 PM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] VPN on a virtual Windows 2008 server...and
> > RemoteDesktop
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > We haven't painted ourselves into a corner.  My client -- the owner of
the
> > app I wrote -- was hoping to offer the application via the Internet
without
> > first having to convert it to an ASP.NET/SQL Server web app.  I've
quoted
> > him on that, but it was a bit high for his blood. It's been a while
since I
> > made that quote (3 years or so) and I know more about .NET and SQL
Server
> > so I'm going to re-visit it.
> >
> > One option is to continue marketing the application as a stand-alone or
> > LAN-based Access app as it has been for years.  Of course, keeping
everyone
> > at the same revision level is a challenge.
> >
> > He recently left the company he was working for after 24 years due to
> > re-org. Now he wants to devote his energies to this side business that
he's
> > had all these years. My app is a very large part of that. That's why
he'd
> > hoped (me too!) that we could do an interim "Internet" solution with
Remote
> > Desktop.
> >
> > I got confirmation from GoDaddy that the plan my client purchased (at my
> > recommendation for about $41 a month) isn't sufficient enough to allow a
> > VPN to be set up nor can Windows Remote Access Server be set up on it.
> >  Have to upgrade to a full dedicated server at about triple the price. I
> > think he should also hire a network guru to assist in setting up VPN and
> > Remote Access...if we go that way.  What you said about the resource
> > requirement is important.
> >
> > Thanks, Jim.
> >
> > Steve Erbach
> > Neenah, WI
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Steve:
> > >
> > > I am a little late to this discussion so most has already been said.
> > >
> > > First: MS always has two term server connection, on their servers,
> > designed
> > > mostly for administration support. Any other terminal licenses must be
> > > purchased separately.
> > >
> > > Second: I have not worked much with MS terminal services but have done
a
> > > bit
> > > with Citrix (the MS terminal server core is Citrix) as related to some
> > > large
> > > clients (various banks). I have not been to the Toronto hosting sites
but
> > > have received a few pictures, from friends and the BE is huge. It
takes a
> > > lot of muscle to handle many remote sessions.
> > >
> > > Third: Hamachi is now owned by LogMeIn. I met with the owners of the
> > > original company as they are from Vancouver. Hamachi works because it
> > > accesses addresses and ports outside scan range (In the 5.xx.xx.xx
range)
> > > and these ports are usually not blocked by the hosting routers. The
only
> > > way
> > > these ports can be setup, is to remote-in to remote your server, then
you
> > > install Hamachi and it then monitors the new port, it generates,
allowing
> > > remote access. Then the new port can be used for connecting. Note your
> > > hosting company may have blocked the Hamachi working ports as that may
be
> > > considered a security violation.
> > >
> > > Aside: The DBA web site is in virtual drive and it is managed through
a
> > > secure Hamachi connection. Of course web sites are designed to handle
> > > hundreds of sessions with minimal impact...thanks to IIS (or Apache).
> > >
> > > A question: Unless you remote host company is specifically setup to
> > manage
> > > multiple remote sessions, like a full terminal server installation,
the
> > > impact on their system would be dramatic or you remote performance
would
> > be
> > > throttled down... I did not remember hearing if that is the type of
> > hosting
> > > you have purchased.
> > >
> > > I really do hope you have not painted yourself into a corner with this
> > > contract but the good news is that there are alternatives but they are
> > not
> > > quick or easy.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> >
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Stuart McLachlan

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