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Mapped Drive Pointing to RDP file system
I've taken over a client environment and moved there system hosting over to our platform. The owner of the company swears they had an icon on their local desktop that allowed them to access the file system from their hosted remote server which they connect to with RDP. This is a first for me as I am not aware of a way to map a drive to a remote location like this when a permanent network connection is not in place. Any suggestions as to what she is talking about?
There is no physical network or VPN tunnel in place between her local desktop in her home office and the hosted server which is connected to with a DNS entry they have for their RDP session.
There is no physical network or VPN tunnel in place between her local desktop in her home office and the hosted server which is connected to with a DNS entry they have for their RDP session.
I saw the file/folder access mentioned with relation to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Gateway component, but was never been able to find how it is done.
It is very interesting, consider me "Subscribed".
I will try to play with my RDGW settings now...
It is very interesting, consider me "Subscribed".
I will try to play with my RDGW settings now...
What IS possible:
-map a drive to \\tsclient\c (if c is "taken with you on connection) AT THE SERVER
-start explorer as remote app (to have a remote file explorer ready on double-click.
-map a drive to \\tsclient\c (if c is "taken with you on connection) AT THE SERVER
-start explorer as remote app (to have a remote file explorer ready on double-click.
Hey Stewart,
Do you know from users what drive letters did they see inside that server folder shortcut?
If they saw local drives under different letters then in was a published Explorer.
E.g. Drive U: mapped for C: on <computer name>
Do you know from users what drive letters did they see inside that server folder shortcut?
If they saw local drives under different letters then in was a published Explorer.
E.g. Drive U: mapped for C: on <computer name>
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the user has local drives of C: H: I: J: K: (the last 4 are SD card slots)
the term server has C: only
what they want is to have a link on the local machine that allows them to see files on the term server C: without having to actually open up RDP to access it.
They state that they had this before and now it doesn't work since we took over hosting of the server.
If it's possible, I'm looking for a step by step instructions on how to accomplish this. Either explained here or a link to somewhere else that explains how to do it.
the term server has C: only
what they want is to have a link on the local machine that allows them to see files on the term server C: without having to actually open up RDP to access it.
They state that they had this before and now it doesn't work since we took over hosting of the server.
If it's possible, I'm looking for a step by step instructions on how to accomplish this. Either explained here or a link to somewhere else that explains how to do it.
If the idea of a remoteapp-explorer does not please you (I wonder why?), then there is no way using remote desktop and there never was one. They must have had a shortcut to a share [you can share whole drives or use c$ (with admin credentials)].
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you may in fact have the answer but I cannot figure out from the cryptic list of what to do, how to actually try it out. Anyway you can detail a step by step?
Another possible way of doing this is WebDAV.
They would map to a disk on http://server_name , provided it is running WebDAV extension of IIS.
They would map to a disk on http://server_name , provided it is running WebDAV extension of IIS.
What do you Need Details on? There are two suggestions: RemoteApp explorer and the c-share.
One more suggestion : it may have been DirectAccess.
This is unlikely in a small-business environments as there is a ton of prerequisite and configuration.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/microsoft-directaccess-ugly-truth-797
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectAccess
http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/DirectAccess-means-always-on-in-Windows-Server-2008-R2
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/windows-7/features.aspx
All client PCs have to be Win 7 Enterprise, not Professional.
Two consecutive IPv4 addresses required on the Internet.
IPv6 and transition technologies enabled.
AD, DNS, Group Policy, DMZ, all the proper stuff enabled inside and DNS on outside (split-DNS).
This is why I say unlikely, as it takes a week to properly deploy in Production and troubleshoot, even if you meet all requirements.
This is unlikely in a small-business environments as there is a ton of prerequisite and configuration.
http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/microsoft-directaccess-ugly-truth-797
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectAccess
http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/DirectAccess-means-always-on-in-Windows-Server-2008-R2
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/windows-7/features.aspx
All client PCs have to be Win 7 Enterprise, not Professional.
Two consecutive IPv4 addresses required on the Internet.
IPv6 and transition technologies enabled.
AD, DNS, Group Policy, DMZ, all the proper stuff enabled inside and DNS on outside (split-DNS).
This is why I say unlikely, as it takes a week to properly deploy in Production and troubleshoot, even if you meet all requirements.
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I appreciate everyone's comments. Unfortunately, I was asking for some specific directions on how to accomplish the suggestions several of you made but this didn't happen. I ended up putting in the free Himachi that LogMeIn provides and got the client what they needed.
Please remember folks, what may seem old hat and "been there, done that" to you, can be an area that another tech has never stepped into (like me). Simply throwing out a few buzz words doesn't do much to help get over the problem. Saying things like "There are two suggestions: RemoteApp explorer and the c-share." doesn't help because a search on these topics gives hundreds of thousands of hits and not many of them seem remotely what we were looking for. Thanks again for your comments but please remember that some of us are on here to leverage knowledge from other experts and not simply a terminology hose down.
Please remember folks, what may seem old hat and "been there, done that" to you, can be an area that another tech has never stepped into (like me). Simply throwing out a few buzz words doesn't do much to help get over the problem. Saying things like "There are two suggestions: RemoteApp explorer and the c-share." doesn't help because a search on these topics gives hundreds of thousands of hits and not many of them seem remotely what we were looking for. Thanks again for your comments but please remember that some of us are on here to leverage knowledge from other experts and not simply a terminology hose down.
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Hi.
I would like to point you back to my question "What do you Need Details on? There are two suggestions: RemoteApp explorer and the c-share" - I asked simply because I would like to provide details on the one that you need details on. I was waiting until now, you should have simply told me. If you still need details or instructions, just say. If the matter is closed, close the question, please.
I would like to point you back to my question "What do you Need Details on? There are two suggestions: RemoteApp explorer and the c-share" - I asked simply because I would like to provide details on the one that you need details on. I was waiting until now, you should have simply told me. If you still need details or instructions, just say. If the matter is closed, close the question, please.
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Sorry McKnife. Your original post came across as more a snarky comment rather than a request to provided a more guided response.
We're all moving on at this point. Thanks for your assistance.
We're all moving on at this point. Thanks for your assistance.
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Thanks for the details here.
Hope that helps