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DirectAccess Clients in Connecting State when using External Load Balancer
After configuring a Windows Server 2012/R2 DirectAccess server to use an external load balancer, the network connectivity status indicator on the DirectAccess client may perpetually indicate a...
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Configure F5 BIG-IP for DirectAccess NLS
Recently I wrote about the Network Location Server (NLS) and its importance for DirectAccess deployments. As I described previously, the NLS is nothing more than a web server with an SSL certificate...
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DirectAccess 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...
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Configuring Multicast NLB for DirectAccess
Introduction DirectAccess in Windows Server 2012 R2 includes support for load balancing using either Windows Network Load Balancing (NLB) or an external physical or virtual load balancer. There are...
View ArticleDirectAccess Manage Out with ISATAP and NLB Clustering
DirectAccess connections are bidirectional, allowing administrators to remotely connect to clients and manage them when they are out of the office. DirectAccess clients use IPv6 exclusively, so any...
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