Connect to Windows 2000 Terminal Server

nzer · n00b Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 34 Location: Auckland, NZ

Hi -

I'd like to be able to connect to my work network which runs a Win2k Server and everyone connects to terminal servers. I need to VPN into the network - and then access the terminal server.

So I have two questions -

1.) What software can I use to connect to a L2TP/Ipsec Windows VPN.
2.) What software do I use to connect to the terminal server.

My searches all found stuff for hosting a L2TP/Ipsec server and not connecting to one.

Thanks heaps.

cvstealth · n00b Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 9

To connect to the windows vpn you can use this to connect to it:

* net-dialup/pptpclient
Latest version available: 1.6.0
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 228 kB
Homepage: http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/
Description: Linux client for PPTP
License: GPL-2

*Just as an fyi I believe you need to install the MPPE/MPPC kernel mod for the software above.
Take a peak at this howto and hopefully it will help in aiding you connect up. https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-298267-highlight-vpn+client+howto.html

To connect to the windows terminal server you can use the following software:

* net-misc/rdesktop
Latest version available: 1.4.1
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 210 kB
Homepage: http://rdesktop.sourceforge.net/
Description: A Remote Desktop Protocol Client
License: GPL-2

If you uses KDE there is a built in wrapper for this package if not you can use the gtk wrapper program net-misc/grdesktop.

nzer · n00b Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 34 Location: Auckland, NZ

Cheers heaps for the reply -

The windows VPN is not PPTP - And I don't need to dial into it, I am connected on DSL.

Any suggestions?