Connect to a host via VNC or RDP

Published 10 years ago

Hi,

we just want to connect to one server with several ways (realvnc/rdp). There are a couple of people who must use vnc and are not allowed to use rdp. The RDP Guys could also use VNC, that´s not restricted.

My Opinion was to implement:

ServerName (Host Entry?)
----- ServerName VNC with SecurityGroup VNC -only
----- ServerName RDP with SecurityGroup RDP -only

or is it better to

ServerName RDP with SecurityGroup VNC -only
ServerName VNC with SecurityGroup RDP -only

but then I have to implement the host metadata two times ...

Is there another (better) way for doing this?

Regards, Bernd

All Comments (1)

Maurice Côté

Published 10 years ago

Hello

I like the HOST approach myself, IMHO it's more powerfull aspect is that you can tie in templates to the entry and offer the choice at every "opening" of the host. That being said, it would not be my first suggestion in your case.

What you describe could also be achieved by using a Group/Folder or the Server sub-type, this allows to specify the HOST or IP, then to use our variables in the children session...$COMPUTER_HOST$ or $COMPUTER_IP$ depending on what you've stored in the folder

Since VNC is not restricted, no need for a security group

ServerName (Folder of the Server sub-type)
----- ServerName VNC
----- ServerName RDP with SecurityGroup RDP -only

Best regards,

Maurice