From: stacy@nospam.com   
      
   Thanks ...I like that idea.   
      
      
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   > Stacy E wrote:   
   > > I am just curious as to whether VPN connections are (or can be) as fast   
   or   
   > > faster than terminal services. Does anyone have any info/ experience in   
   that   
   > > regard?   
   > >   
   > I don't want to take anything away from Wolfgangs excellent post.  So,   
   > I'll just add a little bit.  We like to use TS to maintain a couple of   
   > our servers from remote locations (like our home offices).  When we   
   > first started using TS, we opened port 3389 (if I remember correctly) on   
   > our firewall in order to make TS work.  When I finally realized what a   
   > security hazard that was, I shut it off.  Instead, we now establish a   
   > secure connection via VPN, and can TS all day long with port 3389   
   > blocked as it should be.   
   >   
   > Other people from the office like to connect remotely to our Exchange   
   > server via Outlook by first establishing a VPN connection.  Hope that   
   helps.   
   >   
      
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