Is it possible to transfer files using RDP?

Question

I have a server located in a DMZ only accessible by RDP, and I need to transfer files to it. My understanding is that the RDP protocol provides this functionality and that the client doesn't expose it.

Is it possible to initiate a data transfer over a firewalled RDP connection?

Solution 1

Redirect C drive (under RDP options). Copy ISO from C drive to RDP session (in session, go to Computer, then look for the Redirected C drive in the left window pane).

To mount the ISO, use something like Virtual CloneDrive

Other option...If the DMZ server has Internet access stick the ISO on an FTP site, yousendit, etc.

Solution 2

Unless this is blocked by the party that configured the server you can map the local drives of the client as pseudo network-drives on the server. So you can copy your files over.
If they disabled the feature you are out of luck I'm afraid.

Copy-paste works too, but with ISO sized files it takes forever as the copy-paste symantics where never designed for this abuse.

Comments

[AthomSfere]

How big are the files? It can be done with small files, but bigger files just go splt...

[Juanjo Daza]

The ISO of Visual Studio 2012... @athomsfere

[adric]

Copy and paste works fine over an RDP session though performance is much better if you remotely mount a share and copy there instead. This is particularly noticable with heavy IO contention or across an ocean I have found.

[Juanjo Daza]

How would I mount an ISO?

[MrGigu]

The network path from the TS Host to your client is also \\tsclient\c\ (for c:) which means you can use robocopy if you like