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From: Rob on 13 May 2010 09:48 Boris Epstein <borepstein(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On May 13, 3:52 am, Rob <nom...(a)example.com> wrote: >> Boris Epstein <borepst...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hello there, >> >> > I use RDP to connect to an XP box. Every time I connect the locally >> > logged in user gets logged out. Is there any way to stop that? Is >> > there a way to have us both (the local and the remote user) be able to >> > use the computer, or for the remote user to log in view only (i.e., >> > the get to only see what's happening on the desktop but not to affect >> > it)? >> >> For that we use "vnc". It allows you to see the same desktop as the >> user sees, which can be convenient when you want to explain something. >> View-only is an option, but by default you can also use your mouse and >> keyboard when connected remotely. > > Thanks Rob! > > What kind of VNC server do you happen to use? I have experimented with several. Currently in use are RealVNC and TightVNC. With TightVNC I sometimes have issues with non-updating areas of the screen in some software (requiring a refresh). But that may be fixed in later versions, we have rolled it out on all desktops in the company where I work and are often a bit reluctant to update.
From: Boris Epstein on 13 May 2010 15:47
On May 13, 9:48 am, Rob <nom...(a)example.com> wrote: > Boris Epstein <borepst...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On May 13, 3:52 am, Rob <nom...(a)example.com> wrote: > >> Boris Epstein <borepst...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Hello there, > > >> > I use RDP to connect to an XP box. Every time I connect the locally > >> > logged in user gets logged out. Is there any way to stop that? Is > >> > there a way to have us both (the local and the remote user) be able to > >> > use the computer, or for the remote user to log in view only (i.e., > >> > the get to only see what's happening on the desktop but not to affect > >> > it)? > > >> For that we use "vnc". It allows you to see the same desktop as the > >> user sees, which can be convenient when you want to explain something. > >> View-only is an option, but by default you can also use your mouse and > >> keyboard when connected remotely. > > > Thanks Rob! > > > What kind of VNC server do you happen to use? > > I have experimented with several. Currently in use are RealVNC > and TightVNC. With TightVNC I sometimes have issues with non-updating > areas of the screen in some software (requiring a refresh). But that > may be fixed in later versions, we have rolled it out on all desktops > in the company where I work and are often a bit reluctant to update. I have just put TightVNC on that XP machine and it worked just fine. Not so on Vista - last time I tried it was an absolute nightmare. I spent a couple of days playing with it and still the reliability was shaky. Boris. |