SLAC Remote Access Options 
- a quick comparison guide-
See Introduction to Remote Access Services for more information
Last Update: 29 January 2008
| IP Connectivity | Methods to Access the SLAC Internal Network (you may use this after you have established IP Connectivity) | ||||
Dialup | DSL | Citrix/Windows Terminal Server farm | VPN/PPTP | ||
| Maximum Speed | 56kb | up to 6.0Mbps downstream / up to 768Kbps upstream. Check with your Service Provider. | ISP speed | ISP speed | |
| Within SLAC Firewall | No | Only if used with theCitrix/Windows Terminal Server farm or VPN/PPTP | Yes | Yes, with limitations | |
| Encrypted Session* | No* | No* | Yes | Yes | |
| Clients Available | Check with your Service Provider. | Check with your Service Provider. | WXP, W2K, NT, Win9x, Mac, UNIX/Linux | WXP, W2K, NT, Win98, Mac | |
| Available Now | Check with your Service Provider. | Check with your Service Provider. | Yes | Yes | |
| Cost | Check with your Service Provider. | Check with your Service Provider. | n/a | n/a | |
| Comments | The SLAC Dialup Service is scheduled to end 31 March 2008 | As of 30 July 2007 SLAC no longer pays for Residential High Speed Internet Service for individuals. | Recommended method for remote access to SLAC Windows resources. Provides secure tunnel to SLAC from public ISP. Works even over low bandwidth (e.g., dialup) | Provides secure tunnel to SLAC from public ISP. The recommended method for remote access to SLAC Windows resources is to connect via theCitrix/Windows Terminal Server farmrather than via VPN/PPTP. | |
*SSH software configured for particular applications should be used where the remote access is not encrypted.
FAQ for Windows Remote Access (security, how to access SLAC resources).
Owner: Ken Martell