SSL Offload for IP-HTTPS DirectAccess Traffic from Windows 7 Clients using F5...
From a client perspective, DirectAccess is an IPv6 only solution. It requires IPv6 connectivity from end-to-end to provide seamless, transparent, always-on remote access. DirectAccess clients are most...
View ArticleDisabling Unused IPv6 Transition Technologies for DirectAccess Clients
From a client perspective, DirectAccess is an IPv6-only solution and requires IPv6 connectivity end to end. To enable the solution to work on IPv4-only networks, DirectAccess makes use of one of...
View ArticleDirectAccess IPv6 Transition Protocols Explained
Introduction From a client perspective, DirectAccess is an IPv6-only solution. The DirectAccess client communicates with the DirectAccess server exclusively using IPv6. However, IPv6 is not widely...
View ArticleActive Directory IP Subnets for DirectAccess Clients
Introduction When deploying Windows Server 2012 R2 DirectAccess I’m often asked which Active Directory (AD) site a client is associated with when it establishes DirectAccess connectivity. The answer...
View ArticleDisable 6to4 IPv6 Transition Protocol for DirectAccess Clients
Introduction DirectAccess client to server connections are established exclusively over IPv6. To allow for this communication to take place over the public IPv4 Internet, DirectAccess uses IPv6...
View ArticleDirectAccess Load Balancing and Multisite Configuration Options Unavailable
Looking for more information about DirectAccess load balancing? See my post entitled DirectAccess Deployment Guide for Kemp LoadMaster Load Balancers. DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 R2 supports...
View ArticleEnable Teredo Support after DirectAccess Has Been Configured
DirectAccess leverages IPv6 transition protocols to enable clients to connect to the DirectAccess server when both are located on the IPv4 Internet. When the DirectAccess server is located in a...
View ArticleDirectAccess DNS Records Explained
After installing and configuring DirectAccess with Windows Server 2012 R2, several new host records appear automatically in the internal DNS (assuming dynamic DNS is supported, of course). One of them...
View ArticleDirectAccess Manage Out and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
The seamless and transparent nature of DirectAccess makes it wonderfully easy to use. In most cases, it requires no user interaction at all to access internal corporate resources while away from the...
View ArticleWhat is the Difference Between DirectAccess and Always On VPN?
DirectAccess has been around for many years, and with Microsoft now moving in the direction of Always On VPN, I’m often asked “What’s the difference between DirectAccess and Always On VPN?”...
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