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How to configure RRAS based SSTP VPN server behind F5 BIGIP SSL load balancer
Hello All, In this blog, I will discuss how to load balance SSTP based VPN servers using a F5 BIGIP SSL load balancer. Lets look at the deployment scenario first: You are having a pool of RRAS based VPN servers hosted behind F5 BIGIP load balancer. The Read More...
How to change certificate on SSTP server - in Windows server 2008 R2
Hi Folks, Very soon Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released and it is very exciting that beta version of these new operating system is available for public download. So, go ahead and start using it and provide your valuable feedback to us. Read More...
How to deploy SSTP based VPN server and IIS on the same machine
This blog is going to tell about how SSTP can be affected by configuring IIS Server on the same Server and how to get rid of this problem without moving the IIS Server to a different machine. Let's us first know what kind of issue can arise if IIS is Read More...
How to change machine certificate on the SSTP server
This blog is going to tell about how to change the Certificate to be used for the SSTP Server. Although, the normal procedure of installing the certificate on RRAS Server for SSTP mentioned in the step by step guide works perfectly fine, this blog is Read More...
How to restrict SSTP connection to specific IP address (instead of all IP address) on RRAS server
SSTP by default is configured to listen on all the interfaces (i.e. 0.0.0.0 for IPv4 or ::/0 for IPv6). This means RRAS server by default will allow VPN connections to come in from “all” the IPv4 as well as IPv6 addresses that are available on the server Read More...
How to change the machine certificate of SSTP based RRAS server
SSTP requires a machine certificate on the RRAS server which needs to be set inside HTTPS listener (i.e. HTTP.SYS). This certificate will be sent to the client during SSL hand-shake stage (like in any other https:// requests). The RRAS server, when configured Read More...
How to deploy SSTP based VPN server behind a NAT router
Hi All, As you know, SSTP is a new VPN tunnel added in Routing and remote access server role in Windows 2008 server and Vista SP1. This allows PPP packets to be encapsulated over HTTP, hence allowing VPN connection to be established through firewalls/NAT/web Read More...
Deploying SSTP: Step-by-step guide available at
Hi All, SSTP step-by-step guide is available at Windows server 2008 step-by-step guides site i.e. http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/1/0/b106fc39-936c-4857-a6ea-3fb9d1f37063/Deploying%20SSTP%20Remote%20Access%20Step%20by%20Step%20Guide.doc Or http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/9f69d438-2723-4e15-836f-8e58ef2827141033.mspx Read More...
How to prevent SSTP based VPN connections to be dialed out from my network
So we are back with a post on SSTP - the tunnelling protocol that can help you traverse through NATs and firewalls. SSTP is sure a great way to establish VPN connections in cases where PPTP and L2TP will not work due to the presence of NATs and firewalls. Read More...
How to deploy SSTP client connections using Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK)
The steps to configure a RAS client connection using SSTP were listed in one of the previous posts. However, the good news is that Connection Manager can also be used to establish SSTP connections. This makes deploying client connections easier and transparent Read More...
How to deploy SSTP based VPN server behind a SSL terminator
By now, from all the other posts you might be aware of steps required to configure SSTP server to accept HTTPS connections. SSTP also supports being configured behind a SSL terminator (HTTP Reverse Proxy scenario). With this setup, a SSL terminator can Read More...
How to configure the RRAS based VPN server to accept SSTP connections
By now, all of you would be aware of what SSTP is and would also have got your questions answered in the FAQ column. We also saw in this blog , how to configure a SSTP client connection. In this post, let's quickly look at the steps required to configure Read More...
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