Routing And Remote Access ?

[Guest]

That "Routing And Remote Access" service - what exactly is it for?

 

[Rob Elder, MVP-Networking]

A lot of things. VPN server, NAT box, LAN routing are just a few.

 

[Guest]

Thank, Ron

You list the means whereas I mean ends

As a dummy user what can I get from it?

For the moment from my home computer I can access files on my office network
drive via VPN and I do not need Routing And Remote Access for that (for
the moment I have RARA disabled which deas not prevent me from accessing my
office network).

If I enable Routing And Remote Access, does it mean that I will be able to
control my home computer from my office?

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

Check out this White paper:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/communications/remoteaccess/raoverview.asp

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[aa]

Thanks, Marc

I have a degree in molecular physics, but I can't cope with the way
Microsoft explains thier technology - for me it is like desyphering Maya
scripts - so many ineterpretations and still more gaps. For example I have a
600 page MS Network Sertification manual, making numerous references to
Active Directory, but only from you I managed to learn where does it come
from.

So could you tell me in layman terms
As a dummy user what can I get from it?

For the moment from my home computer I can access files on my office network
drive via VPN and I do not need Routing And Remote Access for that (for
the moment I have RARA disabled which deas not prevent me from accessing my
office network).

If I enable Routing And Remote Access, does it mean that I will be able to
control my home computer from my office?

 

[Rob Elder, MVP-Networking]

The Routing and Remote Access is a service that allow you to access your
server from a remote location. You can do this from a dial up connection
directly over the server or using a VPN over existing Internet connections.
This type of connection extends your network. You'll be able to access
files and folders on your drive remotely.

RRAS doesn't allow from remote control. You need to use Terminal Services
for this or some third party software like VNC.

You are not using RRAS when intiating a connection from your PC.

 

[Guest]

So if I enable RRAS on computer A, it makes computer A accessable from
computer B across the Internet.
But it does not help to access computer B from computer A

Is that what you mean?