The OS X Terminal is commonly used for establishing remote connections, and has some options for facilitating this.

Using Server 2008’s SSL VPN Windows Server 2008 includes a network-level SSL VPN server. The server is available in all versions, although different editions support different numbers of simultaneous ...

To access the files on the server, each employee and user must initiate a remote connection to the server over an active Internet signal.

Remote Desktop lets users control their desktop computer remotely. It’s a simple concept that, properly implemented, can have a dramatic impact on your organization’s productivity so that staff can ...

Server 2008 R2, on the other hand, is a much different story. It has a revised kernel, it has a new user interface, and it isn't a drop-in upgrade for that entry-level server you bought six years ago.

Applies to the 'Deploying and Managing a Presentation Virtualization Environment' objective of Exam 70-669 TS: Windows Server 2008 Desktop Virtualization.