[CLUE-Talk] rdesktop

[dperkins at techangle.com]

I was hoping to avoid installing VNC on their box, but it looks like VNC
is the way to go.

> Remote Assistance allows two on a screen, using RDP/TS, but it appears
> to be an XP to XP only thing.  I think you'll have to use VNC.  Version
> 4 has 20% more coolness for the same low price.
>
>
> On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 22:22, William wrote:
>> > Dennis J Perkins wrote:
>> >
>> > > Has anyone tried using rdesktop to remotely run programs on a
>> Windows
>> > > box?  Every time I log in with it, the screen on the Windows box
>> > > disappears and I get a locked message.  If I enter my password on
>> the
>> > > Windows box, rdesktop will be disconnected.  I want the Windows user
>> > > to see what I am doing.
>>
>> This is the normal behavior for Windows XP, which is not a terminal
>> server -- it just has a
>> single-user terminal access.  In particular, if you attempt to log in
>> remotely as the same user
>> who is already physically logged in, the older session is closed
>> automatically.
>>
>>
>> =====
>> William Kimball, Jr.
>> "Programming is an art form that fights back!"  =)
>>
>>
>>
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