Enable Remote Desktop (Remotely)
KB ID 0001747 Problem Let’s say you want to RDP to a remote server (imagine such a thing!) But some doofus didn’t enable RDP? Well you can enable Remote Desktop via group policy and wait a while. I used to connect to the registry remotely and change the key that enabled RDP, but now you can do it with a simple PowerShell command. Not only will it enable Remote Desktop, it will also allow RDP on the Windows firewall (if...
AnyConnect – ‘VPN establishment capability for a remote user..
KB ID 0000546 Problem If you connect to to a client via RDP then try and run the AnyConnect client, you will see one of these errors; VPN establishment capability for a remote user is disabled. A VPN connection will not be established VPN establishment capability from a Remote Desktop is disabled. A VPN connection will not be established This, behaviour is default, and despite me trawling the internet to find a solution (most...
SBS 2008 – Cannot RDP to machines via VPN or from other sites
KB ID 0000193 Problem The firewall policy that Server 2008 uses out of the box only allows RDP connections from the local LAN. This is great in an office environment, but it you have remote VPN clients (On a different IP range) that can’t get access to your client PC’s or member servers via RDP, not so good. If you have a member server running terminal services for example, then having RDP blocked will stop it working. You...