Hello Gary and all,
I am forwarding you the email from my server/network admin that set this up:
Setting it up with Windows Server 2012 was actually fairly easy and depending on your environment could be accomplished in a day. MUCH easier than 2008 which was ended up being a multi-day process and quite frankly pretty ridiculous.
It does indeed require Win7 Enterprise/Ultimate or Win8 Enterprise. One limitation is that you cannot connect to resources in your domain over Direct Access by using IPv4 addresses as it requires hostname or native IPv6 I believe.
Joshua Rush
Server/Network Administrator
Network / Computing
Michigan State University
Office of University Advancement
535 Chestnut Road, Room 300
East Lansing, MI 48824
We have quite a few external fundraisers and the absolutely love this hands down over the SSL VPN. Once connect to an internet source, the tunnel is established quickly and their laptop works just like it was in the office. The downsides: Only works with the OSs that are stated above and the device has to be in the domain.
Walt
From: Gary Schrock [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:36 AM
To: Walter Birney
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] VPN
Out of curiosity, how hard did you find the Direct Access stuff to set up? I remember looking at it briefly at one point and deciding I didn't have the time to really deal with it at the time, plus it needing the enterprise version of win 7 turned me off some, but I've often wondered if it would be easier for our users than how we do things now.
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Walter Birney <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Hello,
At University Advancement we have two different systems. First, for our domain laptops we are using Microsoft's Direct Access with great success. If the user does not have a domain laptop we allow them to connect via Juniper SSL VPN.
Walt
Walter Birney
Director
Network / Computing
Michigan State University
Office of University Advancement
535 Chestnut Road, Room 300
East Lansing, MI 48824
Direct: 517.884.1120<tel:517.884.1120>
Help Desk: 517.884.1234<tel:517.884.1234>
Mobile: 517.819.8777<tel:517.819.8777>
Main: 517.884.1000<tel:517.884.1000>
Office Fax: 517.353.9962<tel:517.353.9962>
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[2010 University Advancement]
From: Stehouwer, Matt [mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>]
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 9:24 AM
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [MSUNAG] VPN
What are others doing with VPN? Do you run your own or use MSU VPN. We are starting to getting more phone calls from our users that the MSU VPN is not working. When users call the help desk they tell the problem. I don't want to put in our own VPN but looking more like that's what I may have to do.
Matt Stehouwer
Technology Manager
Michigan State University
College of Natural Science Deans Office
288 Farm Lane RM 154
East Lansing, MI 48824
517 355-9003<tel:517%20355-9003> | Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Linked-In: www.linkedin.com/in/mattstehouwer/<http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattstehouwer/>
