VPN & Windows

Hello everyone,
at my company we're evaluating the possibility to migrate our clients
from windows to Linux (Kubuntu, probably). We're looking for
alternatives to the windows pgms. We're done, expect for one thing.
We're in need of connecting to customers' VPNs and remote controlling
their clients and terminal servers. As of today we simply create a VPN
connection on the XP machines, connect on the remote LAN and run xp's
remote desktop to operate the clients and terminal servers. How can we
do that on Linux? Googling around takes me to a lot of stuff about
connecting windows clients to linux servers via VPNs, but not vice
versa, which is what we need. I just can't believe that it can't be
done. We left this thing last, because we thought it was none of a
problem, but it's stopping this whole migration thing. Can you help me?

Thanks
Ettore

PS. The VPNs in question are not Cisco's or something like that. They
are the windows standard ones.

On 2006-02-06, (E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> at my company we're evaluating the possibility to migrate our clients
> from windows to Linux (Kubuntu, probably). We're looking for
> alternatives to the windows pgms. We're done, expect for one thing.
> We're in need of connecting to customers' VPNs and remote controlling
> their clients and terminal servers. As of today we simply create a VPN
> connection on the XP machines, connect on the remote LAN and run xp's

Linux supports both PPTP and IPsec-connection, which is what XP can
use natively, I think.
Incoming and outgoing, of course.

> remote desktop to operate the clients and terminal servers. How can we
> do that on Linux? Googling around takes me to a lot of stuff about

rdesktop connects via RDP to windows machines.
Have a look at tsclient.

> connecting windows clients to linux servers via VPNs, but not vice
> versa, which is what we need. I just can't believe that it can't be
> done. We left this thing last, because we thought it was none of a
> problem, but it's stopping this whole migration thing. Can you help me?

Google for "linux pptp client" brings up many useful links.


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Thanks. I got to pptpclient.sourceforge.net and followed the
instructions. It works. Pptp was the missing word in my googling. Now I
have problems with rdesktop that works for a few seconds then hangs,
but that's another matter. Thanks a lot Marco.