Hi ! Everyone Just have a query for a startup ......i have a 4 user Microsoft XP setup at a Location A which is going to do Backoffice Accounting operations of Foriegn Location B . What secure Technology Can I Use initially for PILOT i.e VPN or Termial Server alternatively VPN with Terminal server and also for initially if I can use FTP on Broadband internet How can I make it secure....hope to hear from you soon
It depends on how the software you are using is going to work. The easiest way to test it is to use routing and remote access in windows to set up a VPN. Or do it with a site-to-site vpn with your routers (that would be better). Terminal services might be the answer but it can be quite laggy depending on your internet connection between the sites. It also means users have 2 desktops to worry about. If you want to spend some money on it Citrix metaframe server will create your programs in a mini remote desktop - the application runs on the host server but appears on the client in just a window, rather than a full remote desktop session. FTP can be secured by running ssh for windows and using winscp rather than proper ftp. I assume that is what you meant. Otherwise you can just run an ftp server in IIS in windows and use windows authentication, set up the users and passwords you want and let it go. Make sure you disable anonymous access though!
