VPN/Citrix Help

Mattitude · 22 Feb 2010 at 15:54

Hey guys.

I got called into a meeting today to discuss VPN and what their options were as the business now wants to be able to access their areas from home.

Now they are thinking Citrix i have seen and used Citrix but never set it all up and administered it. I also thought this may cost a bit.

First i want to know is how easy is it to deploy and maintain?

Secondly what is it going to cost? for say 5 users...

They don't have a server so if they did host it they would need one and i am guessing you can rent servers.

HarryPainful · 22 Feb 2010 at 16:21

Its quite complicated if you have done nothing with terminal services before, and expensive.

For 5 users if would not be cost effective imo, but then I guess it depends on who its for and how important they (think?) they are.

What do you mean by "the business now wants to be able to access their areas from home"??

Is this just files/email or are you talking applications?

And you will probably want a citrix access gateway (CAG) if you are coming in over the internet, again, more cost on top of the server, OS, terminal licences, citrix software, citrix licences etc etc...

iaind · 22 Feb 2010 at 16:33

A reasonable quality small firewall (watchguard for example) with SSL VPN and terminal services would be much more cost effective at this level

Mattitude · 22 Feb 2010 at 17:51

Basically what they want is to remote access into their areas to access emails, files etc maybe even perform basic tasks in applications.

Any recommendations?

ethos · 22 Feb 2010 at 20:16

iaind said:
A reasonable quality small firewall (watchguard for example) with SSL VPN and terminal services would be much more cost effective at this level

Agreed... I've had good success with watchguards even though everyone slates them.

iaind · 23 Feb 2010 at 08:08

ethos said:
Agreed... I've had good success with watchguards even though everyone slates them.

Do they? Must have missed that argument!

How can you slate a firewall which has

1) "armed" and "disarmed" lights
2) the best paint job in the business

ethos · 23 Feb 2010 at 08:09

iaind said:
Do they? Must have missed that argument!

How can you slate a firewall which has

1) "armed" and "disarmed" lights
2) the best paint job in the business

This man speaks the truth.

ruffneck · 23 Feb 2010 at 11:12

iaind said:
Do they? Must have missed that argument!

How can you slate a firewall which has

1) "armed" and "disarmed" lights
2) the best paint job in the business

can't be any worse then SonicWALLs can they?

Sp00n · 23 Feb 2010 at 11:15

No, they are about as bad as each other