Both the Windows DirectAccess and the UAG DirectAccess solutions are heavily dependent on the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. DirectAccess clients take advantage of both firewall rules and Connection Security Rules. Connection Security Rules...

If you’re not aware of Test Lab Guides, they’re part of a new initiative we have at Microsoft that is intended to make life easier for you when it comes to adopting new products and technologies. We realize that when you consider bringing...

When I’m between doing things that I sort of want to do, but not enough where I want to start on them right away, I’ll do a little ego surfing. If you haven’t heard the term “ego surfing”, it’s the act of going to your favorite search engine (or multiple...

Troubleshooting is always a challenging topic. Challenging from the point of view of the person who has to do the troubleshooting, and challenging to the product group who wants to provide valuable troubleshooting information so that you can solve your...

You’ve deployed DirectAccess on your network as a pilot project for your IT group over the holidays and everything is working great. When the users are behind a wide open NAT device, they use Teredo to connect to the UAG DirectAccess server. When they...