Currently we use a VPN to connect a warehouse to the main office. The warehouse has two desktops and a large dot matrix printer running off LPT1 (LPT1 is mandatory with this legacy software).
The VPN connection is slowwww with this slow and very fat client. It is now so slow that it prints two rows of labels, then pauses 15 seconds or so. Maddening... (Other software is not being considered right now.)
The question is: what Windows Server 2012/2016 - Standard, Essentials, Foundations would be the right fit for 2 remote users that could grow to 5 remote users. Remote Desktop Connector I think is preferred.
(The reason I'm considering RDC is that the database and software would run on the server and only send screen shots / key strokes back to the client instead of the database going back and forth.)
Right?
We don't need DC or A/D for a VM. Just file and print services. So a one computer easy easy setup is preferred.
Thanks!
Darryl