More specifically, DirectAccess uses IPv6, IPSec, and certificates to establish secure connections from the DirectAccess clients to intranet resources via the DirectAccess server.

DirectAccess clients determine whether they are connected to the intranet by locating an NLS, which is a web server that allows incoming connections over SSL. If a DirectAccess client is able to ...

Microsoft's DirectAccess, new to Windows Server 2008 R2, promises connectivity nirvana: an always-on application infrastructure for employees both inside and remote to the organization. But it ...

As noted previously, DirectAccess clients can access the intranet directly. To enable this, you must implement the NRPT, which defines DNS servers per DNS namespace rather than per network interface.

Windows 7 DirectAccess is being billed by Microsoft as the "great extender"--a next-generation access technology designed to connect remote clients in the age of the vanishing network perimeter.

Using a NAT-PT gateway will allow DirectAccess clients to connect to IPv4-based servers and resources — a good thing. But now we have added another system to the network in order to make it work.

Windows 7's DirectAccess is a next-generation access technology designed to connect remote clients in the age of the vanishing network perimeter. The following slideshow details installation and ...

So, for example, with DirectAccess and NAP, you can not just block a non-compliant PC from your intranet; you can automatically patch it, add the corporate standard anti-virus client, set it to ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

Microsoft's DirectAccess, new to Windows Server 2008 R2, promises an always-on connectivity infrastructure -- but requires IPv6, or a work-around, and Windows 7.

DirectAccess, Microsoft's pairing of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for connect-anywhere access, is possibly the best thing Redmond has produced in a long time. Unfortunately for many, it ...