[NTLUG:Discuss] Remote Desktop Connection

[brad angelcyk]

I proxy remote desktop through a SSH tunnel (under cygwin) all the time.

ssh -L 3389:localhost:3389 -l user host

Then just open rdesktop (rdesktop.org) to localhost:3389.

I hope this helps.

Brad


On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:53:38 -0800 (PST), David Wilson
<drindles at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I need a nickels worth of advice instead of just 2
> cents.  Can you give me a bit more on how to run squid
> to do that?
> 
> Will remote desktop run through a proxy server?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> David
> 
> --- Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
> 
> > David Wilson wrote:
> > > I need some expert advice.
> > >
> > > I want to setup a linux box on our company's
> > intranet
> > > that will be a gateway for me to use to have a
> > remote
> > > desktop connection to servers and workstations on
> > the
> > > other side of the gateway.
> > >
> > > I want to be able to require the users to have
> > some
> > > sort of authentication before it will allow them
> > > through.
> > >
> > > In addition,  I would like to be able to connect
> > to
> > > these servers from home using the company's VPN
> > > connection.  The VPN connection will only allow
> > port
> > > 80 through the firewall.
> > >
> > > Suggestions.
> >
> > The two cent solution... run a proxy (e.g. squid).
> >
> >
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