The following diagram shows the connection between all devices. As you can see, the main goal is to connect your laptop (RDP Client) to the Windows Professional (RDP server). But if your Wireless Router does not get a non-shared public static IP address from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), you need to get such IP address from UnblockVPN. Once you connect your…
Introduction I have multiple Linux machines at my home. Previously, when I needed SSH access to these machines I used to setup port forwarding on my router to each of these machines. It was a tedious process of enabling port forwarding and then disabling it after use. It was also difficult to remember port number forwarded for a particular machine. But now I found…
A very annoying occurrence that I sometimes suffer is when all of a sudden the copy and paste function stops working when I am connected to a remote machine. Turns out the problem is coming from a little process called rdpclip. Rdpclip (remote desktop clipboard) is responsible for managing a shared clipboard between your local host and the remote desktop (the process…
ARD works better for remote support than other VNC solutions since it seems better at controlling the bandwidth needed to send a view of the screen over a slow connection. Other than that, it s a plain old VNC wrapper if you only care for keyboard, mouse. It is fully featured in terms of shuttering the remote screen (to hide what you are doing) as well as can be set…
When it comes to accessing a Android device from a Computer or Vice versa, there are many tools available. But most of the lack the important ability: the ability to Access an Android Phone from another Android Phone. But when I filtered, I found two Apps that allow you to Share your Android screen with other Android Phone remotely - Easy to use and FREE TeamViewer…
This documentation is archived and is not being maintained. Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2 You can configure the number of simultaneous remote connections that are allowed for a connection. Restricting the number of simultaneous remote connections can improve performance of the computer because fewer sessions are demanding system resources. If the RD Session Host…
Network Address Translation (NAT) is the process where a network device, usually a firewall, assigns a public address to a computer (or group of computers) inside a private network. The main use of NAT is to limit the number of public IP addresses an organization or company must use, for both economy and security purposes. The most common form of network translation…
Mobile Computing and BYOD s Impact on Secure Remote Access Description: Mobile applications, cloud computing and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) are reshaping nearly every aspect of your business, from revenue opportunities to how and where your employees work. They’re also forcing you to reinvent your security policies. Otherwise every device, from laptop to smartphone…
2010 When launching an Amazon EC2 instance you need to specify its security group. The security group acts as a firewall allowing you to choose which protocols and ports are open to computers over the internet. You can choose to use the default security group and then customize it, or you can create your own security group. Configuring a security group can be done…
Wifi is a technology that uses radio waves to connect our devices to the internet — wirelessly Read on to learn: Wifi: the key benefits and the basics of how it works The benefit of wifi is obvious: a wireless internet connection means our devices are not tied to a fixed location within a property. You see, wifi transmits a property s internet connection via special…
I had the same issue with SQL Server 2014 locally installed named instance. Connecting using the FQDN\InstanceName would fail, while connecting using only my hostname\InstanceName worked. For example: connecting using mycomputername\sql2014 worked, but using mycomputername.mydomain.org\sql2014 did not. DNS resolved correctly, TCP/IP was enabled within SQL Configuration…
Often it is necessary to change the settings on your home router to allow access to the Virtual Private Network (VPN). Some routers need to have their Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol (PPTP) settings changed before they will work with the Imperial College London VPN. Contact your Internet service provider to arrange this. If your VPN settings are correct but you…
