rdp is Remote Desktop Protocol, used by Windows to view and control other Windows systems
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Increase number of allowed remote desktop connections
Windows Server 2003 allows 2 non-console and one console remote desktop connections. Is there a way to increase the number of non-console sessions allowed?
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RDP Connection to Windows 7 stays really slow
I have an Issue with connecting to Windows 7 via RDP. I can open an RDP Session, but regardless of any settings, the responce times are really long. This in particulary is the case when opening a web ...
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Nested RDP and VMWare and ILO console sessions: keystroke repetition and latency
I'm working on a remote server installation entirely through ILO (but this also applies to IPMI and VMWare console sessions). Due to the software application and environment, my access is restricted ...
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Hyper-V Cut-n-Paste
I use Hyper-V on a development machine for multiple reasons and one of my biggest annoyances is that I can't cut and paste to/from the virtual machines.
I've been through all the options and can't ...
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Your thoughts on vendor requiring all users to login to a MS terminal server with the same username and password
I have a vendor stating that they won't support the Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Terminal Server they are installing unless all users login using the same username and password. They claim this is to make ...
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Is there a way to show an RDP session's encryption level from the commandline/Powershell?
For Windows 2008, I need to create a script that will show whether connected RDP sessions are set at "high" encryption or something else (e.g., "compatible").
Does anyone know of a way to get this ...
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Remote Desktop Mobile mangles barcodes coming from scanner
We have an application here using handhelds to scan barcodes. These handhelds are actually making a remote desktop session towards a server where the application runs. Works fine.
Now we have bought ...
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Remote Desktop Services safe?
If a RDP client is overrun with viruses and trojans is there any risk to the Terminal server? Printers are the only local resource that is shared. Connection to the server is through a Gateway. User ...
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What port should I open to allow remote desktop?
What port(s) should I open/NAT to allow me to use Remote Desktop?
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Remote Desktop from Linux to Computer that Requires Network Level Authentication
Is there a way to use rdesktop or another Linux client to connect to a server that requires Network Level Authentication?
From Windows Server 2008 R2 -- Control Panel -- System And Security -- System ...
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Must I install every possible printer driver for RDP clients?
I have users connecting with remote desktop and some have things like Quicken which has a PDF driver installed on their machines at home.
We want them to be able to redirect to print at home, but do ...
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Can 32-bit print drivers work on 64-bit windows?
I'm reading around and it seems that 32 bit drivers do not work under 64 bit windows. Is this true? since 32-bit applications can run under 64 bit windows it seems ridiculous that 32-bit printer ...
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Where do files go if I lose a Remote Desktop session?
Where do files go if I lose a Terminal Services session and could reconnect until after my session had expired? Are they lost in the ether or would Windows save them somewhere?
Not sure if this ...
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Require TLS on RDP for all connections
I have a 2008 DC and a 2008 AD CS server and a Windows 7 client. What I would like is to require the certificate to be used when RDPing to the server.
The certificate is valid, and if I connect ...
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Only enable console session RDP on Windows server 2003
I need to limit 1 machine's RDP capabilities to only allow the console session(much as the windows client behaviour).
It is a windows server 2003 R2 std.
As far as I know I can limit the number of ...
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Remote desktop connection drops before login can appear
Someone asked this question a few months ago and I have the exact same problem. I have tried all of the suggested solutions in the other posting (in particular reinstalling the video card on the ...
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Change DPI of one user using W2K3 Remote Desktop / Terminal Server
In short: How do I increase the DPI of some (not all) of our customers connected to our RDP server?
We are running a W2K3 Terminal Server that our clients connect to to run our application.
One of ...
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Remote Desktop Security
I currently run Remote Desktop on my home computer (Vista Ultimate). It is always on so I can access things from my home computer when I am not there. I have a linksys firewall and use port forwarding ...
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Best software for Mac to Windows remote control?
My client has a Mac at home and wants to remote control (run apps) on a Windows XP PC at the office. What is the best software to enable this? Any Mac <-> Windows weirdness to be aware of?
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Remote Desktop performance issues in Windows 2008
We're running an Application as a remote App using Remote Desktop on Windows server 2008, and we're getting situations where (after we've got about 40 people logged in) the server can freeze for a ...
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RemoteApp .rdp embed creds?
Windows 2008 R2 server running Remote Desktop Services (what we used to call Terminal Services back in the olden days). This server is the entry point into a hosted application -- you could call it ...
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Remote Desktop Encryption
My client is RDP 6.1 (On Windows XP SP3) and Server is Windows Server 2003. I have installed an SSL certificate on server for RDP. In the RDP settings (General tab), the Encryption method is set to ...
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Is it a valid security decision to protected exposed RDP servers by restricting IP addresses with a firewall?
As you probably all know, new security flaws continue to emerge in RDP for Windows. I have googled and read about this issue, and possible fixes/solutions.
It surprises me that no one mentions, to ...
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How fast of an internet connection do I need for a smooth, seamless remote desktop experience?
I'm considering moving a lot of my development software onto a hosted server and getting a really lightweight laptop to do work on from anywhere by connecting to the server remotely through RDP.
What ...
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Am I looking at the console when I use remote desktop?
When I'm using remote-desktop to a Windows 2003 server, I'd like to have some way of knowing if I'm looking at the console session. Is there please some way I can have something (such as a special ...
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RDP indirect connections
I currently have a need to RDP from my laptop to server A and then RDP from server A to server B. So far, the only way I've found to go back to Server A is to log out of Server B. Is there something ...
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RDP Console / Admin Session
When i connect to Windows 2003 machines i can use the /console switch and essentially get a third remote administration session on the server.
This doesn't seem to work on Windows 2008 R2, only 2 ...
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Send ctrl-alt-del to nested RDP session
Is there a way to send the ctrl-alt-del command to an RDP session (W2K8 R2) inside another RDP session (W2K8 R2) without the fist session catching it?
Ctrl-alt-end and ctrl-alt-shift-end do not seem ...
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Run RDP Session with only 1 Program
I'm running a Windows Server 2008 box and would like to have users login via RDP, but only be able to run 1 program and if they close the program, to log off the session. Is this possible? The ...
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What makes RDP so great? Is it really faster than connecting to a VM via admin console?
I use VMWare Workstation as my virtualisation application, however, everyone really belives as RDP being the ultimate way to connect to a VM due to speed.
What makes RDP so great? Also, I remember ...
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Remote desktop client cannot find the remote computer
The Remote Desktop client on Windows XP x64 (SP2) sometimes gets into a state where it can't find certain remote computers by name. For instance:
dc.example.local = 10.123.0.27
Attempting to RDP to ...
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Open source thin-client software
I have been looking for a open source alternate to windows thin-client terminals we use for remote desktop into a terminal server which is where users do all their work.
I am often in the situation ...
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RDP and New Accounts
I created a new user account on the domain and added them to the Remote Desktop Users group.
I could login just fine locally, but when I logged in remotely I was basically told that I could not login ...
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Force windows 2003 session to log off (RDP)
We have a number of Windows 2003 machines that we RDP on to.
Naturally, a lot of people forget to log off, and simply close their rdp window - which causes the max number of sessions exceeded error.
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MSTSC crash on connect
We are supporting a client with primarily Windows XP machines. The users need to use Remote Desktop to connect to a terminal server. Unfortunately, after upgrading to SP3 on some machines MSTSC.exe ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 RDP login paste password
Is there any utility out there that allows me to paste the password in my clipboard to Windows Server 2008 R2 RDP login screen as if I'm typing the characters directly from the keyboard?
I login a lot ...
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Server 08 RDP: possible to warn if same user is already connected?
Currently we do some development and monitoring over 1 RDP account (administrator) to a server 2008 r2 machine, as everyone needs to share the same instance of everything to ensure consistency. The ...
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Remote Desktop Connection Data Usage
Does anyone know how much data it uses when I use Windows Remote Desktop Connection for an hour for normal office uses?
I'm asking because I need to connect to a computer remotely and I have to pay ...
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How to allow RDP access based on client certificate
How can I limit (RDP) access to a Windows Server not only by username/password but also with a client certificate?
Imagine creating a certificate and copying this to all computers from which I want ...
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Can't Remote Desktop to server after rebooting via Remote Desktop
When I reboot a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 server via a Remote Desktop connection, the server comes back up and will not accept any RDP connections: the RDP client errors out with "Connection ...
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How can I get the IP address of a remote desktop client? And how can I trigger a shell command upon RDP connect?
Is there a way to determine the IP address of a remote desktop client using PowerShell (or some other method) on the server? (Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 is what I'm using)
EDIT: I find that I can ...
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Dual Monitor support rdp 7 to win 7 on esxi
I am trying to RDP from a Windows 7 Professional dual monitor physical machine to a Windows 7 Professional VM hosted on esxi 4.0.
I can get the spanning option to work to both monitors, but I have ...
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RDP - Remote Desktop disconnected, Error 2308 socket closed
Trying to RDP to a server I get this:
Error Code: 2308 Error Description: Socket closed
I see this on some of my Windows 2003 servers after reboots. Not every reboot, mind you. Usually after Windows ...
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Bandwidth sizing for simultaneous RDP sessions
We're doing some DR scenario planning which will require up to 150 users to RDP into their desktop machines (mainly running Windows XP) over our VPN. We have a 2mbit uncontended internet connection at ...
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Windows 2k3 and RDP issue over Internet issue (RDP works locally)
I was asked to take a look at a family members' friends' Win2k3 server - Remote Desktop was no longer working, and they were trying to figure out why. This server is running Win2k3 SP2.
I determined ...
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Remote connection to locally running X session
One of the good (few) features windows has is it's RDP protocol implementation. This wonder allows me to work with my 2 screen setup in the office, then drive home, open a VPN connection followed by ...
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Is it possible to use 1 IP address to RDP into different machines?
We have 5 static public IP addresses. But we have a number of machines that we want to RDP into from home (our individual work pcs, a couple of servers, etc). Is there away to setup our router so that ...
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Tools for Remote Desktop with Relay feature
Is there good tool that can do same thing as windows 'mstsc' and also has some features, like
save different session info, so don't need to remember difference IP/ID/pwd. Thanks.
EDIT: Since I can't ...
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Can Windows Server 2008 RDP be setup to act like VNC?
I have a server in the closet and an extra monitor which I setup on the wall just outside the closet. I would like to have it display various status tools. I like RDP as is but want to have the ...
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Can not RDP to Win 2003 box or initiate remote restart
I've got a Windows 2003 server that's at my remote data center. This morning I tried to connect to it via RDP, but the connection fails with the following error:
This computer can't connect to the ...
