How many remote connections can be made in windows server 2008. I want to work with 2 my friends on a same machine. But windows server 2008 forces, second user to logout when 3rd user try to login.
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Just two if running the default "admin mode" for terminal services. You can stretch it a couple ways, neither considered "legit" though... 1) Install VNC server and have third user use VNC client to connect. 2) Use the /admin switch with your RDP client to have the third user get the console. Just for suggesting those I'll probably have black helicopters over my house later today... | |||||||
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It sounds like by remote connections, you mean remote desktop. In this case, Remote Desktop in Administration mode is limited to 2 connections at a time. Should you want to use more than this, then you will need Application mode, which requires you to have a Terminal Services Licence server and a Client Access Licence for each user who wishes to connect to it, which cost money. An unsupported work around to get 3 connections is to connect to the console, the actual view you get if you were to sit in front of the server and connect a monitor and keyboard. Using this method is not a fantastic idea as it will log off anyone who is actually accessing the server at the console. Should you wish to use this method the command to do so is: | |||
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Without using terminal services and a license server I believe you're limited to 2 simultaneous users connecting to your server. To get a third connection you need to use the console session which can be connected to by starting the rdp client from run with: You could use hyper-v or windows virtual server and each have your own instance to play with, or you could setup/buy the proper licensing to have all 3 of you connected at the same time. Although having 3 people connected to a server isn't the best idea if you're all going to be installing software possibly at the same time anyway. If you're students I would recommend the virtual server for each of you approach and look into getting licensing for it for free at www.dreamspark.com Edit: After reading Sam's Answer and looking into it a bit more it looks like VNC is possibly the only way to connect to the console session on 2008. I haven't tried myself to verify it, but the impression I received from the technet blogs is that the new /admin flag will connect you to an administrative session but not necessarily the console. http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/01/04/mstsc-exe-no-more-console-switch-in-rdc-6-1.aspx | |||||||
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