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Re: Remote desktop connection
- From: "Shawn Henderson" <shawn at techcoms dot net>
- To: Andrew DeFaria <Andrew at DeFaria dot com>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:25:18 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: Remote desktop connection
Andrew DeFaria wrote ..
> Robert Rackl wrote:
> > It seems that with regular RDP, I can only do it using one local
> > screen; if there is a way to use multiple screens please let me know how.
> You are using incorrect terminology here, namely the concept of
> "screen". RDP allows you to connect to a remote system and present you
> with a desktop. In Windows XP you can connect one RDP session. Doing so
> moves the "desktop" from the local machine to the machine that is
> requesting the RDP session. With Windows XP you are allowed to do this
> once. With Windows Server you are allowed to do this twice. You can buy
> more RDP licenses though I have yet to see a shop that has done that.
> Most buy Citrix which is much more expensive and does pretty much the
> same thing.
> > A couple of years ago, a friend showed me how to use Cygwin to
> > establish a remote desktop connection using two local screens which
> > worked well until a disk crash. That friend is now far away and very
> > busy - I'd rather not bother him.
> There is software called VNC which has a server component and a client
> component. It allows you do to what RDP does. It's open source so you
> could use that. The downside is that VNC is a much less efficient
> protocol and thus you'll see things like sluggishness when you move the
> mouse or windows, etc. The plus side is that you can have many connections.
>
> There's also rdesktop that you can install on Linux systems. I don't
> know if anybody has ported that to Cygwin. Plus side, it's using RDP
> protocol, thus it's quick. Minus side - same restrictions WRT Windows XP
> and one RDP session allowed.
>
> Then there's the whole concept of remote access the Unix way which
> includes such methods as ssh, X, etc.
>
> Perhaps you should try describing better what exactly you are trying to
> accomplish...
> --
> Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
> I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon and a
> shot of tequila.
>
>
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using java's properrdp you can use multiple rdp sessions on remote desktop .. but only if the users do not have admin priv's
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