BTW, DirectAccess ONLY works in Windows 7 Ultimate[0]. It might not be what you hope it is.
[0]: http://reviews.cnet.com/8601-31012_7-10379487-1.html?communityId=2146&targetCommunityId=2146&blogId=10355804 On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Atom Powers <atom.pow...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm no expert on MS Windows, but if I understand this feature > correctly Microsoft appears to be taking advantage of features > inherent in IPv6. If DirectAccess works the way I would make it work, > then it should be available to anybody running any OS. > > Namely, IPv6 already has end-to-end encryption -- one of the major > reasons VPNs are used. Combine this with a decent certificate > management system (integrated into Active Directory of course) and you > also have client authentication -- the other major reason to use VPNs. > > These two enhancements should make it easier and more secure to > provide direct access to company resources for remote clients without > the hassles caused by typical VPN systems. In other words, it's a > "VPN" dedicated to that specific session between client and service. > > I'm just speculating. I only heard about this feature last week from > an MS Windows 7 demo and haven't had any time to investigate how it > /actually/ works. But if it works as I think it does, then it's > friggin' brilliant. > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Esther Schindler <est...@bitranch.com> wrote: >> >> Microsoft demonstrated DirectAccess for its new OS, Windows 7. DirectAccess >> is a way to give mobile users more convenient access to the network without >> having to fire up a VPN connection. On the user side, we get to eliminate >> VPN connectivity issues, while on the admin side, well, what does that mean? >> I want to talk to sysadmins who have been testing Windows 7 so we can get a >> good look at what sysadmin headaches, if any, are being eliminated by this >> new feature, and then again, what new headaches are being introduced? >> >> I'm a technology reporter, and I'm looking to speak to enterprise system >> administrators about this. Your answers will feed into a feature article >> that will appear on a new news site run by a major PC vendor, but this >> article will feature input from users of a diverse range of PC brands. > > -- > Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. > --Atom Powers-- > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lopsa.org > http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
