I was having trouble with access to my work remote desktop from home. Each time I was told the issue was fixed, I went home and it didn’t work again.
So, I used my work PC to use remote desktop on my home server, and use that to remote access the work remote desktop again. Managed to troubleshoot the problem and complete the steps I needed to do on site to get this working.
I’m new to self hosting and am really enjoying having access to my home services. I chuckled at remote desktop inception, but it’s been really helpful in solving my problem.
My work is full lock down to the point where you need to use elevated permissions to install apps or start and stop services. Then they shut off rdp. Need to use something called beyond trust which is approved by corporate in order to access things remotely. They keep tightening the screws on everything. Can’t really mix home with work computer and honestly don’t want too anymore. It seems like they have mass surveillance going on anyways.
I’d hate to work in an environment like this. I’ve gotten to be friends with the Desktop IT folks to get them to remove me from 99% of the stuff they push through JAMF on my mac. Mostly because I’m very unorthodox in how I set up my machine primarily because my job is mostly research and trying to figure out things. Trying to shoehorn me into a normal user would cause them way more headaches than it would solve. It also helps I know as much or more about most of the tech stuff and I’ve been there as long or longer so I have some “seniority”-ish.
With all that being said, my go to right now for anything remote is Tailscale. It’s super easy to setup and understand. I have networks setup in all three of my data centers and also for home. It makes everything super easy to access. I know that this doesn’t work for most people with a super restricted environment but I thought id mention it for folks that can. I do not work for them nor do I get any sort of compensation. I just use it because it makes my life easier.
I work at the IT of a big bank, don’t even have permission to change my windows wallpaper. The corporate struggle is mind-boggling sometimes.
^(edit: typo)
I know it’s a thing. My son is a cop (a pretty good one with actual empathy which is rare I know). Carries a gun and various other non-lethal weapons. Makes life or death decisions frequently enough. But the IT dept won’t even let him rearrange the icons on his work phone. I swear it looks like a stock boost mobile phone with all kinds of annoying shit everywhere. Laptop (windows mind you) is the same way. It’s kinda ridiculous.
I wish my job used Macs. I prefer Linux, but MacOS is still so much better than Windows.