Wanted to know if it is possible to have multiple (different user accounts) remote desktop connections to 1 computer?
Is there a server for that?
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Yes, Metaframe server by Citrix (some call it the Citrix server).
You can also use Terminal Services that comes built in with Windows server OS (actually its now included with XP too), and use the Application Mode (as opposed to the admin mode which is restricted to 2 connections.
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great . how do i go about doing that (on XP pro) ?
any websites links?
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Right-click My Computer, and properties, go to the Remote tab and put a check in the second check box, specifi users and ur good to go.
Yes XP Pro.
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errr.. i use that remote desktop function all the time already. that way, only 1 person can connect to the computer at any time (right?)
I need a solution that'll allow lets say 5 ppl to connect remotely at the same time to the same machine ....
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Use server OS (2000 or 2003) and turn on terminal services (as mentioned in #2). :)
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Like Tofi uncle mentioned, you can use WinXP remote Desktop connection (which actually runs terminal service) … it allows multiple users to be connected to a system … although I’m not sure of the exact number of concurrent users that can be connected?
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On XP its just 1 user allowed. If some remote user logs in the local dude gets locked out.
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Depending on what u want your users to do you can setup a telnet server, either the one with Windows server or some third party, like Pragma. They can get command line access and be able to do some stuff.
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Nooman without a server OS you are not going to be able to serve to multiple clients conencting to the computer. You see that is one of the reason its called server...:)
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say i do get my hands on a server. i can have multiple clients on remote desktop connections at the same time?
If that is a yes, would it be possible to have them connect to the AD when they login, and get access to their personal drives?
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Yes
and it is possible to give them access to their personal drive … You can create a logon batch file and write the following line in it
net use [drive name e.g. H]: \](file://)[servername][userprofilefolder] /persistent:yes
e.g. net use h: \karachi\userdata](file://\karachiuserdata) /persistent:yes
where **karachi **is the name of server and userdata is the name of the folder that would open when they go to H drive
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try RADMIN
http://www.radmin.com its very eay to use and its al upto your requirements
u can also use VNC, and Ideal Administration…
these would be more useful,
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when the user is loggin to AD, then there is not much a need to creat batch filee, the same setting can be provided into the users property in AD.
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Dude … did you try it with two users or just one user? Cause i’ve tried it with two different users on XP n’ it works. (The same user cannot login twice i.e remotely and locally)
*Sorry if I’m being a n00b … just not in the best of moods …
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don’t know about RADMIN, but VNC cannot be compared to RDP … RDP allows multiple connections, is encrypted, does not trace the mouse locally, is faster etc. VNC, on the other hand, does not support multiple logins … unless you run another instance of it or something
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radmin :k:
coolbreeze, i agree… nomaan— ignore 12
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use RealVNC it works fine i have used it a lot.
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If you login with a diff user it logs the first user out. I’ve lost a few files like that.
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^^ you are right.. may be nos needs a Panadol..