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Client confusion
Hello,
Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can’t find answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going to give it a shot.
I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh connection to a colocated server with direct internet connection and dedicated IP address. I am able to connect to it through my Guacamole Home no problem.
What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers behind a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and allows me to connect to them through the Guacamole server as well, what is the point? If I have to create a connection providing an IP address and port to connect through on my Guacamole Home and then port forward from my firewall to the desired computer to be able to access it, I can just use RDP, SSH, or whatever native client to connect at that point. Am I missing something? Is there a client after all that I can run on say a Windows machine behind a firewall and still connect to it via my Guacamole server similar to a LogMeIn or Teamviewer service?
Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question please inform me as to proper method.
Regards,
Matthew Strowbridge
On Call Technology Services Inc.
(o)845.477.5208
(m)845.673.9678
(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
<https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
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Re: Client confusion
Posted by Bob Henderson <bh...@lpa.k12.mn.us>.
I strongly recommend putting Guac behind a reverse proxy of some kind, to
limit both the ports you need to forward, and to allow for easy SSL
termination.
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On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 9:42 PM, Andrew Sedlak <as...@g-lux.com.au> wrote:
> Hi,
> I think the whole point of Guacamole is that it's a centralized system,
> allowing access through any web browser without the need for a client.
> Basically once you've configured all your devices to talk with Guacamole,
> you can access them all from a central point.
> Myself I have a small setup when I have devices from two locations all
> coming together in Guacamole. This does require some ports to be opened and
> forwarded but once that's done, it's a fire and forget sort of deal.
>
> Summary: This product is supposed to eliminate the need for client
> software.
>
> On 15/09/2016 06:41, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can’t find
> answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going to give
> it a shot.
>
> I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh connection
> to a colocated server with direct internet connection and dedicated IP
> address. I am able to connect to it through my Guacamole Home no problem.
>
> What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers behind
> a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and allows me to
> connect to them through the Guacamole server as well, what is the point? If
> I have to create a connection providing an IP address and port to connect
> through on my Guacamole Home and then port forward from my firewall to the
> desired computer to be able to access it, I can just use RDP, SSH, or
> whatever native client to connect at that point. Am I missing something? Is
> there a client after all that I can run on say a Windows machine behind a
> firewall and still connect to it via my Guacamole server similar to a
> LogMeIn or Teamviewer service?
>
> Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question please
> inform me as to proper method.
>
> Regards,
>
> *Matthew Strowbridge*
> *On Call Technology Services Inc.*
> *(o)845.477.5208 <845.477.5208>*
> *(m)845.673.9678 <845.673.9678>*
> *(e)mjs@oct.services <mj...@oct.services>*
> *http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services>*
>
> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc>
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b>
> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>
>
>
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Re: Client confusion
Posted by Matthew Strowbridge <mj...@oct.services>.
Thanks Chris for your input as well.
I am getting the picture, as far as Guacamole is concerned, it gives me no benefit other than being able to access clients via http rather than individually via native client such as RDP, SSH, etc.
Being that I currently use VPN access and then remote into each ws or server via a saved connection within the appropriate client this would not even save me much time as it takes just as long to log into Guac then choose the client and connect as it does to connect to it natively through vpn. I will keep searching for a more logmein/Team Viewer like approach that does not require VPN, Reverse Proxy, etc. I worked with a platform many years ago that was beta testing a remote desktop add-in which wasn’t very good. Upon re-investigating it over the past couple of days some improvements have come about that may prove to be a better solution as it involves a client that connects to a server and is available as long as the client is connected.
Thanks again everyone for your info.
Regards,
Matthew Strowbridge
On Call Technology Services Inc.
(o)845.477.5208
(m)845.673.9678
(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
<https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
> On Sep 15, 2016, at 11:43 AM, Chris <ch...@theinterwebnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi Matthew,
>
> (I'm just on the mailing list and not associated with the Guac' team).
> Bob nailed this one further up in the thread - reverse proxy. I have a Guac' server sitting in my DMZ and it's accessible via the web through a reverse Apache proxy server. So, HTTPS to my web server (accessible from the Internet) then it reverse proxies that traffic via HTTP internally (on port xxxx). Rinse and repeat for the other sites. Personally (if I understand your scenario) I'd connect the sites via a VPN and route the traffic to a single Guac' server.
> Rgds
>
> C
>
> On 15/09/16 15:51, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
>> Good morning everyone,
>>
>> Perhaps if I described my test scenario it will help to better explain what I am trying to accomplish and hopefully give you, the experts, the information necessary to tell me if this is possible and if so how to go about it.
>>
>> I have Guacd, Guacamole Server, and Mysql-server running in Docker containers on a colocated physical server with direct internet access and public IP. Guacamole server utilizing mysql authentication. I have port 8080 mapped into port 8080 of my Guacamole Server container. My interest would be in being able to remote access machines running various operating systems at various locations, some behind firewalls some being servers directly accessible via public IP.
>>
>> I have no issues setting up ssh configured devices in my Guac Home to connect to publicly accessible servers on the internet. The only benefit this gives me is a single location from which to access these servers via http connection to my Guac server. Now say for instance I want to use Guacamole to access client workstations and servers running various OS at their office locations behind firewalls. In order to use Guacamole it seems as though I would have to possibly run a Guacamole server at each location with a single port forward on the firewall into port 8080 of the Guac server or a reverse proxy at each location routing request from my Guac server to the intended machines on the internal network is this correct or am I looking at this the wrong way?
>>
>> Thank you all for your time and information.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Matthew Strowbridge
>> On Call Technology Services Inc.
>> (o)845.477.5208
>> (m)845.673.9678
>> (e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
>> http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
>>
>> <Mail Attachment.gif> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc><Mail Attachment.gif> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>>> On Sep 15, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Matthew Strowbridge <mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Good morning Andrew and Bob,
>>>
>>> First off Andrew thank you for your reply, however it added to my confusion somewhat. You mentioned "once you configured your devices to talk with Guac”, this doesn’t jive with me as in my installation it is Guac that talks to the devices being that there is no client on the devices to talk to Guac.
>>>
>>> Bob, thank you as well for your input and again I must be looking at this incorrectly. Based on the reverse proxy scenario, say I have “X” number of sites with multiple devices behind a firewall at each site. Is it your recommendation to run a reverse proxy at each site in order to route requests from Guac to the devices without port forwarding through the firewall?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Matthew Strowbridge
>>> On Call Technology Services Inc.
>>> (o)845.477.5208
>>> (m)845.673.9678
>>> (e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
>>> http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
>>>
>>> <fb.gif> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc><linkedin.gif> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>>>> On Sep 14, 2016, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Sedlak <asedlak@g-lux.com.au <ma...@g-lux.com.au>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I think the whole point of Guacamole is that it's a centralized system, allowing access through any web browser without the need for a client. Basically once you've configured all your devices to talk with Guacamole, you can access them all from a central point.
>>>> Myself I have a small setup when I have devices from two locations all coming together in Guacamole. This does require some ports to be opened and forwarded but once that's done, it's a fire and forget sort of deal.
>>>>
>>>> Summary: This product is supposed to eliminate the need for client software.
>>>>
>>>> On 15/09/2016 06:41, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can’t find answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going to give it a shot.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh connection to a colocated server with direct internet connection and dedicated IP address. I am able to connect to it through my Guacamole Home no problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers behind a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and allows me to connect to them through the Guacamole server as well, what is the point? If I have to create a connection providing an IP address and port to connect through on my Guacamole Home and then port forward from my firewall to the desired computer to be able to access it, I can just use RDP, SSH, or whatever native client to connect at that point. Am I missing something? Is there a client after all that I can run on say a Windows machine behind a firewall and still connect to it via my Guacamole server similar to a LogMeIn or Teamviewer service?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question please inform me as to proper method.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Matthew Strowbridge
>>>>> On Call Technology Services Inc.
>>>>> (o)845.477.5208
>>>>> (m)845.673.9678
>>>>> (e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
>>>>> http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
>>>>>
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Re: Client confusion
Posted by Chris <ch...@theinterwebnet.co.uk>.
Hi Matthew,
(I'm just on the mailing list and not associated with the Guac' team).
Bob nailed this one further up in the thread - reverse proxy. I have a
Guac' server sitting in my DMZ and it's accessible via the web through a
reverse Apache proxy server. So, HTTPS to my web server (accessible
from the Internet) then it reverse proxies that traffic via HTTP
internally (on port xxxx). Rinse and repeat for the other sites.
Personally (if I understand your scenario) I'd connect the sites via a
VPN and route the traffic to a single Guac' server.
Rgds
C
On 15/09/16 15:51, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
> Good morning everyone,
>
> Perhaps if I described my test scenario it will help to better explain
> what I am trying to accomplish and hopefully give you, the experts,
> the information necessary to tell me if this is possible and if so how
> to go about it.
>
> I have Guacd, Guacamole Server, and Mysql-server running in Docker
> containers on a colocated physical server with direct internet access
> and public IP. Guacamole server utilizing mysql authentication. I have
> port 8080 mapped into port 8080 of my Guacamole Server container. My
> interest would be in being able to remote access machines running
> various operating systems at various locations, some behind firewalls
> some being servers directly accessible via public IP.
>
> I have no issues setting up ssh configured devices in my Guac Home to
> connect to publicly accessible servers on the internet. The only
> benefit this gives me is a single location from which to access these
> servers via http connection to my Guac server. Now say for instance I
> want to use Guacamole to access client workstations and servers
> running various OS at their office locations behind firewalls. In
> order to use Guacamole it seems as though I would have to possibly run
> a Guacamole server at each location with a single port forward on the
> firewall into port 8080 of the Guac server or a reverse proxy at each
> location routing request from my Guac server to the intended machines
> on the internal network is this correct or am I looking at this the
> wrong way?
>
> Thank you all for your time and information.
>
> Regards,
>
> *Matthew Strowbridge*
> *On Call Technology Services Inc.*
> *(o)845.477.5208*
> *(m)845.673.9678*
> *(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>*
> *http://www.oct.services*
>
> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc><https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b>
> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>
>> On Sep 15, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Matthew Strowbridge <mjs@oct.services
>> <ma...@oct.services>> wrote:
>>
>> Good morning Andrew and Bob,
>>
>> First off Andrew thank you for your reply, however it added to my
>> confusion somewhat. You mentioned "once you configured your devices
>> to talk with Guac\u201d, this doesn\u2019t jive with me as in my installation
>> it is Guac that talks to the devices being that there is no client on
>> the devices to talk to Guac.
>>
>> Bob, thank you as well for your input and again I must be looking at
>> this incorrectly. Based on the reverse proxy scenario, say I have \u201cX\u201d
>> number of sites with multiple devices behind a firewall at each site.
>> Is it your recommendation to run a reverse proxy at each site in
>> order to route requests from Guac to the devices without port
>> forwarding through the firewall?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> *Matthew Strowbridge*
>> *On Call Technology Services Inc.*
>> *(o)845.477.5208*
>> *(m)845.673.9678*
>> *(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>*
>> *http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>*
>>
>> <fb.gif> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc><linkedin.gif>
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b>
>> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>>
>>> On Sep 14, 2016, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Sedlak <asedlak@g-lux.com.au
>>> <ma...@g-lux.com.au>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I think the whole point of Guacamole is that it's a centralized
>>> system, allowing access through any web browser without the need for
>>> a client. Basically once you've configured all your devices to talk
>>> with Guacamole, you can access them all from a central point.
>>> Myself I have a small setup when I have devices from two locations
>>> all coming together in Guacamole. This does require some ports to be
>>> opened and forwarded but once that's done, it's a fire and forget
>>> sort of deal.
>>>
>>> Summary: This product is supposed to eliminate the need for client
>>> software.
>>>
>>> On 15/09/2016 06:41, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can\u2019t find
>>>> answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going
>>>> to give it a shot.
>>>>
>>>> I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh
>>>> connection to a colocated server with direct internet connection
>>>> and dedicated IP address. I am able to connect to it through my
>>>> Guacamole Home no problem.
>>>>
>>>> What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers
>>>> behind a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and
>>>> allows me to connect to them through the Guacamole server as well,
>>>> what is the point? If I have to create a connection providing an IP
>>>> address and port to connect through on my Guacamole Home and then
>>>> port forward from my firewall to the desired computer to be able to
>>>> access it, I can just use RDP, SSH, or whatever native client to
>>>> connect at that point. Am I missing something? Is there a client
>>>> after all that I can run on say a Windows machine behind a firewall
>>>> and still connect to it via my Guacamole server similar to a
>>>> LogMeIn or Teamviewer service?
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question
>>>> please inform me as to proper method.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> *Matthew Strowbridge*
>>>> *On Call Technology Services Inc.*
>>>> *(o)845.477.5208*
>>>> *(m)845.673.9678*
>>>> *(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>*
>>>> *http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>*
>>>>
>>>> <Mail Attachment.gif>
>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc><Mail Attachment.gif>
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>>>> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>>>>
>>>
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Re: Client confusion
Posted by Matthew Strowbridge <mj...@oct.services>.
Good morning everyone,
Perhaps if I described my test scenario it will help to better explain what I am trying to accomplish and hopefully give you, the experts, the information necessary to tell me if this is possible and if so how to go about it.
I have Guacd, Guacamole Server, and Mysql-server running in Docker containers on a colocated physical server with direct internet access and public IP. Guacamole server utilizing mysql authentication. I have port 8080 mapped into port 8080 of my Guacamole Server container. My interest would be in being able to remote access machines running various operating systems at various locations, some behind firewalls some being servers directly accessible via public IP.
I have no issues setting up ssh configured devices in my Guac Home to connect to publicly accessible servers on the internet. The only benefit this gives me is a single location from which to access these servers via http connection to my Guac server. Now say for instance I want to use Guacamole to access client workstations and servers running various OS at their office locations behind firewalls. In order to use Guacamole it seems as though I would have to possibly run a Guacamole server at each location with a single port forward on the firewall into port 8080 of the Guac server or a reverse proxy at each location routing request from my Guac server to the intended machines on the internal network is this correct or am I looking at this the wrong way?
Thank you all for your time and information.
Regards,
Matthew Strowbridge
On Call Technology Services Inc.
(o)845.477.5208
(m)845.673.9678
(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
<https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
> On Sep 15, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Matthew Strowbridge <mj...@oct.services> wrote:
>
> Good morning Andrew and Bob,
>
> First off Andrew thank you for your reply, however it added to my confusion somewhat. You mentioned "once you configured your devices to talk with Guac”, this doesn’t jive with me as in my installation it is Guac that talks to the devices being that there is no client on the devices to talk to Guac.
>
> Bob, thank you as well for your input and again I must be looking at this incorrectly. Based on the reverse proxy scenario, say I have “X” number of sites with multiple devices behind a firewall at each site. Is it your recommendation to run a reverse proxy at each site in order to route requests from Guac to the devices without port forwarding through the firewall?
>
> Regards,
>
> Matthew Strowbridge
> On Call Technology Services Inc.
> (o)845.477.5208
> (m)845.673.9678
> (e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
> http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
>
> <fb.gif> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc><linkedin.gif> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>> On Sep 14, 2016, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Sedlak <asedlak@g-lux.com.au <ma...@g-lux.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I think the whole point of Guacamole is that it's a centralized system, allowing access through any web browser without the need for a client. Basically once you've configured all your devices to talk with Guacamole, you can access them all from a central point.
>> Myself I have a small setup when I have devices from two locations all coming together in Guacamole. This does require some ports to be opened and forwarded but once that's done, it's a fire and forget sort of deal.
>>
>> Summary: This product is supposed to eliminate the need for client software.
>>
>> On 15/09/2016 06:41, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can’t find answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going to give it a shot.
>>>
>>> I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh connection to a colocated server with direct internet connection and dedicated IP address. I am able to connect to it through my Guacamole Home no problem.
>>>
>>> What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers behind a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and allows me to connect to them through the Guacamole server as well, what is the point? If I have to create a connection providing an IP address and port to connect through on my Guacamole Home and then port forward from my firewall to the desired computer to be able to access it, I can just use RDP, SSH, or whatever native client to connect at that point. Am I missing something? Is there a client after all that I can run on say a Windows machine behind a firewall and still connect to it via my Guacamole server similar to a LogMeIn or Teamviewer service?
>>>
>>> Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question please inform me as to proper method.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Matthew Strowbridge
>>> On Call Technology Services Inc.
>>> (o)845.477.5208
>>> (m)845.673.9678
>>> (e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
>>> http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
>>>
>>> <Mail Attachment.gif> <https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc><Mail Attachment.gif> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b><Mail Attachment.gif> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
>>
>>
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Re: Client confusion
Posted by Matthew Strowbridge <mj...@oct.services>.
Good morning Andrew and Bob,
First off Andrew thank you for your reply, however it added to my confusion somewhat. You mentioned "once you configured your devices to talk with Guac”, this doesn’t jive with me as in my installation it is Guac that talks to the devices being that there is no client on the devices to talk to Guac.
Bob, thank you as well for your input and again I must be looking at this incorrectly. Based on the reverse proxy scenario, say I have “X” number of sites with multiple devices behind a firewall at each site. Is it your recommendation to run a reverse proxy at each site in order to route requests from Guac to the devices without port forwarding through the firewall?
Regards,
Matthew Strowbridge
On Call Technology Services Inc.
(o)845.477.5208
(m)845.673.9678
(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>
http://www.oct.services <http://www.oct.services/>
<https://www.facebook.com/octservicesinc> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-strowbridge-915b2210b> <https://www.twitter.com/octservicesinc>
> On Sep 14, 2016, at 10:42 PM, Andrew Sedlak <as...@g-lux.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I think the whole point of Guacamole is that it's a centralized system, allowing access through any web browser without the need for a client. Basically once you've configured all your devices to talk with Guacamole, you can access them all from a central point.
> Myself I have a small setup when I have devices from two locations all coming together in Guacamole. This does require some ports to be opened and forwarded but once that's done, it's a fire and forget sort of deal.
>
> Summary: This product is supposed to eliminate the need for client software.
>
> On 15/09/2016 06:41, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can’t find answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going to give it a shot.
>>
>> I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh connection to a colocated server with direct internet connection and dedicated IP address. I am able to connect to it through my Guacamole Home no problem.
>>
>> What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers behind a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and allows me to connect to them through the Guacamole server as well, what is the point? If I have to create a connection providing an IP address and port to connect through on my Guacamole Home and then port forward from my firewall to the desired computer to be able to access it, I can just use RDP, SSH, or whatever native client to connect at that point. Am I missing something? Is there a client after all that I can run on say a Windows machine behind a firewall and still connect to it via my Guacamole server similar to a LogMeIn or Teamviewer service?
>>
>> Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question please inform me as to proper method.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Matthew Strowbridge
>> On Call Technology Services Inc.
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Re: Client confusion
Posted by Andrew Sedlak <as...@g-lux.com.au>.
Hi,
I think the whole point of Guacamole is that it's a centralized system,
allowing access through any web browser without the need for a client.
Basically once you've configured all your devices to talk with
Guacamole, you can access them all from a central point.
Myself I have a small setup when I have devices from two locations all
coming together in Guacamole. This does require some ports to be opened
and forwarded but once that's done, it's a fire and forget sort of deal.
Summary: This product is supposed to eliminate the need for client software.
On 15/09/2016 06:41, Matthew Strowbridge wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Guacamole newbie here and I have client questions I just can\u2019t find
> answers to. This may not be how to go about asking but I am going to
> give it a shot.
>
> I have Guacamole server up and running and have created an ssh
> connection to a colocated server with direct internet connection and
> dedicated IP address. I am able to connect to it through my Guacamole
> Home no problem.
>
> What confuses me is if there is not a client I can run on computers
> behind a router/firewall that connects to Guacamole server and allows
> me to connect to them through the Guacamole server as well, what is
> the point? If I have to create a connection providing an IP address
> and port to connect through on my Guacamole Home and then port forward
> from my firewall to the desired computer to be able to access it, I
> can just use RDP, SSH, or whatever native client to connect at that
> point. Am I missing something? Is there a client after all that I can
> run on say a Windows machine behind a firewall and still connect to it
> via my Guacamole server similar to a LogMeIn or Teamviewer service?
>
> Sorry for my ignorance and if this is not how to submit a question
> please inform me as to proper method.
>
> Regards,
>
> *Matthew Strowbridge*
> *On Call Technology Services Inc.*
> *(o)845.477.5208*
> *(m)845.673.9678*
> *(e)mjs@oct.services <ma...@oct.services>*
> *http://www.oct.services*
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