Setup Linux For Wndows Terminal Services
Windows Server 2003+ only supports ( last I checked ) two remote desktop connections at the same time. At least that's the default behaviour. I believe one can increase this through the purchase of a Terminal Server license. Essentially in order to allow more than two users to use Remote Desktop to log in to a machine on your LAN at the same time, you need to start paying extra. The only reason - and its a good one - for needing to do this is because your vpn assigned ip address is not on the same subnet ( for security reasons ) as the servers you need to access. Specifically: your dynamically assigned VPN IP address is not listed as an object on your firewalls. So when you try to RDP from your laptop at home, to that server in your data centre you get nowhere because your IP address is blocked by the firewall. JUMP BOX TO THE RESCUE. I call that box you set up and leave running at work a jump box because you will use it for receiving your remote desktop connection and then es...