I didn't find infos about resources consumption comparison between Win and , but I'm relying upon your suggestion s. Apart from the skill required to set up a Linux box another strong reason for which I'm looking to Windows is the integrated Active Directory authentication, that is a very, very useful feature.
That would spare me from creating separated credentials and have a second set of password to update, so the users would always use their Domain password. Anyway I know it's widely used and I'm going to consider it. What is your environment made up of? If you have windows 8 machines, you could use windows server with DirectAccess Microsoft's version of VPN , it's fairly easy to setup and deploy.
As others have mentioned, pfSense is an awesome place to start as well. It is extremely secure and free. I would suggest OpenVPN for the protocol. And steer far, far away form PPTP a it is easily crackable, and have been depreciated for over a decade. Clients are mixed versions of Windows, mainly 7, a few Vista private purchases I read something about Ms Direct Access but never found anyone using it. Further, if it's restricted to Win 8 it's clear I can't use it.
And I read it can grant access to server s resources, but my users also need to use their office PC using Remote Desktop; I couldn't understand if Direct Access allow this, too. That means remote-connected users couldn't get to AD resources. I've read that it's possible to integrate with AD using Samba but I decided I would rather work out the details for a full Windows solution. I spent quite a bit of time on it because there wasn't a lot of "here's how you do it" out there. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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Read these next With the end of life of Windows Server , , and R2, these domain controllers DCs need to be updated to Windows Server , R2, , or As a result, any domain controller that runs Windows Server R2 and older should be removed from the domain. For migration steps, you can either follow the procedures on TechNet or you can refer to the streamlined set of steps on the Storage Team File Cabinet blog.
There have been no new forest or domain functional levels added since Windows Server Later operating system versions can and should be used for domain controllers, however they use Windows Server as the most recent functional levels. The minimum requirement to add one a domain controller of one of these versions of Windows Server is a Windows Server functional level.
This configuration is also known as "Smart card required for interactive logon". A new domain that is created on a domain controller that runs at least Windows Server R2 must be set to the Windows Server domain functional level or higher. Domain-based DFS namespaces running in Windows Server Mode, which includes support for access-based enumeration and increased scalability.
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