Remote Desktop Connection to send user to another server

You can change the listening port of the other server and route traffic to it from your router, but that tends to make things awkward from an internal management point of view.

Simplest thing to do would be give them access to the terminal server. Once logged on they can open a remote desktop session from there, on the TS, to the other server. Basically a RD session within a RD session. It actually works very well, with no noticeable reduction in performance.

I assume you don't have a 2003 Small Business Server present in the mix ? If you did, it has Remote Web Workplace that allows you to connect to any server/workstation, but it is unique to that server version.

ksmithscs,

we take the path of control from the router...much more secure in my opinion

Regards,

James

So in my Watchguard Firebox I should set up a port (suggestions) and tell any rdc connecting using that port (mysite:1555 for example) to go to the specified server?

Kevin

hmmm....i've chosen a port and created the entry in my firewall, but how exactly do I forward ports?

Again I haven't worked with the Firebox models, but as a rule you will need to create a custom service in the inbound firewall section. Name the service RDP1 (or similar), configure for TCP port 3390 (or your choice), configure the host to be your server's IP, and from  to be 0.0.0.0 = any. This is assuming option 2 above. I don't know if you can use option 1 or not.

what model firebox?

firebox edge x50w

Thanks ksmithscs,
Cheers !
--Rob