Remote Access Services RAS Routing and Remote Access Services RRAS Remote Desktop Terminal Services Virtual Private Networking VPN
Remote Access Just another computer on the network. Functions as if it was on the LAN.
Remote Access Microsoft supports Remote Access in: Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 You set it up by enabling RRAS (Routing and Remote Access)
Remote Control Remote computer controls a computer inside the LAN. The user is tying up two computers at the same time.
Remote Control Microsoft supports remote control by enabling: Remote Desktop or Remote Assistance.
Terminal Services The application is running on the server, not the clients. The terminal server can support multiple sessions. Terminal Server
Terminal Services Microsoft supports Terminal Services in: Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 You set it up by enabling Terminal Server
Virtual Private Network - VPN TCP/IP address information is transmitted in cleartext, but the actual data is encrypted. Routers can process the packets, but can’t read the data. This is called “tunneling.”