by Joe Gleinser
11. November 2009 00:53
A great, in depth article on the DirectAccess feature in Windows 7 was posted recently on Informit.com. They nailed down the architecture well.
So, can DirectAccess kill your VPN? Yes and no. It is not intended to work on non-company owned PCs. Why would you want it to? You'll still need VPN for that. I've seen many organizations utilize VPN for vendor access. DirectAccess is not a replacement for vendor access. DirectAccess also requires IPV6. Oh. Though many organizations are unintentionally running IPV6 already, this will present some pause to many IT Managers.