Remote Desktop Web Connection

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ORIGINAL POST
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Is this by default using VPN?
Working on a Windows 2003 Server and don't know what I am doing *yet*.
Trying to figure out whether VPN is configured and being used.
RAS is installed, but the IP is set to DHCP, and there is *not* a DHCP
server on the network. I also used RDWC to access the server and did
not see an active connection in the RAS settings. So I must conclude
that when the enduser uses RDWC via the web browser this is not a VPN
connection and I assume this is not secure over the Internet?
TIA,
Frank

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FIRST RESPONSE
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From: Jeffrey Randow (MVP)
([email protected])
Subject: Re: Remote Desktop Web Connection

What type of IP address do you get over the VPN?
***None. Ran IPCONFIG /ALL

You can tell the RAS server to assign IP addresses itself in lieu of
using a DHCP Server...
***That is a PLUS!

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REPLY TO RESPONSE
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I was trying to determine whether my Remote Desktop Connection was a
VPN connection on this server.
I have concluded it is not for the following reasons.

1. I am not assigned an IP by the server (no DHCP in sight and RAS is
configured to assign an IP via DHCP, not possible under the current
config)
2. I can continue to surf/chat etc. on my laptop while connected
3. Terminal Services/RDP can be used WITH or WITHOUT a VPN connection.

The techs charged us for VPN.
It is enabled on the server, but from the remote clients there is no
VPN connection being established.

Thanks,
Frank

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

The other options would be to configure the RAS server to assign an
address (see http://onecomputerguy.com/w2k/w2k_vpn/w2k_vpn.htm for
instruction on how to do this) or to manually set an IP Address in
your local VPN client connection (under network properties)

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Could Allow Code Execution (828028) ***
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-007.asp


Jeffrey Randow (Windows Net. & Smart Display MVP)
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