HI we have an issue with our assessor teams accessing remotley via a VPN,
They need to open a web application which sits on our server.
how can i make the service available for public viewing so they can just view it under a normal browser.
They should get a log in page where the put thier log in details and then log in to the software application.
The laptops the assessors use are vista for business
The server is sbs2003 r2 with sql 2005 running
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You say VPN in the posting .. do the assessors already access information on the server ? - if so, how do they connect at the moment.
If they have a proper VPN connection open, which isn't being filtered at all, then they should get full access to the server as if they were a local user.
regards Simon
In which case, are you happy that the "public" could also potentially access this site ? - as they only thing that would be stopping them would be any password security you set up. On the whole a VPN is a more secure way of accessing such an application, that you only want certain people to access.
regards Simon
If you're not too bothered about the open access then it should just be a case of opening up ports on the firewall, with port forwarding back to the SBS server. If the remote users have static IP's, you can lock it down that way as well. Alternatively the likes of Vasco provide IIS solutions where authenticating users require a security token ( could be a device, could be an app on a mobile phone). Also Sonicwall do SSL VPN 200, which is relatively low cost SSL VPN device, which will do some additional security, like emailing a one time password back to users.
What kind of firewall do you have ? ( and hence we can advise on setting up the necessary port forwarding). Also, when you connect internally what sort of URL do you connect with ? I assume you have a static IP on your internet facing connection ?
regards Simon
if you go to www.whatsmyip.org from a PC is should tell you.
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by: asavenerPosted on 2009-10-05 at 06:19:48ID: 25494890
First, you need to determine the port. Is this standard HTTP, HTTPS, or does one have to specify a port?
Next, you need to find out how to publish the service through your firewall. What model of firewall are you using?
Finally, you need to make sure that the server has a route out to the Internet.