Help: Remote Desktop on Multiple Networks

[HardHitter2k14]

Hello All,

Wanted to ask a question in regards to remote desktop. It is primarily for work but here is the scenario:

Laptop 1: My company issued work laptop. Typically on the company network when in the office. When working from home, I VPN into the company network.

Laptop 2: My Client issued work laptop. At the moment, my company issued work laptop blocks the ability for us to VPN into our clients network. The work around was for them to provide us a laptop so we can use that to VPN.

As you can see, I want to avoid going from laptop 1 to laptop 2 when I need to access the Clients internal sites. I'm wanting to do the following:

Want 1: I want to leave the Client laptop at my company office and remote from my home network into the Client laptop

Want 2: Should one of my co-workers take the Client laptop, I want to be able to access it.

Any help would be great!

 

[Fardringle]

LogMeIn/Teamviewer/GoToMyPC will all work just fine (listed in the order of my personal preference).

 

[HardHitter2k14]

LogMeIn/Teamviewer/GoToMyPC will all work just fine (listed in the order of my personal preference).

Is it not possible using the remote desktop built into the OS?

 

[azazel1024]

So long as Enterprise or pro, you should be able to remote in to the laptop from the other laptop and then remote/access the client network.

Though I hear if you remote desktop between too many machines the world might explode. So be careful (though seriously, do it to many hops and the interface/network lag, even on a LAN can fierce, it gets down right horrible if you have to make multiple internet hops).

 

[Fardringle]

The biggest issue with using remote desktop for this is whether the incoming port(s) for remote desktop will be open and forwarded to the laptop wherever the laptop happens to be located at the time. The programs I mentioned create their own connection so you don't have to worry about having the ports open on the firewall.

 

[JackMDS]

The programs I mentioned create their own connection so you don't have to worry about having the ports open on the firewall.

This.

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Especially when the Network is Not under your control and you might not be privy to what the Business IT decides to do to protect their Network.

That said you are n=better off to check with the person that is in charge of Network configuration and security.




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