If you want to get multiple users, there’s a hack available for XP SP2 (and probably SP3): http://sig9.com/articles/concurrent-remote-desktop
just want tolist the number of users logged on to a particular server
In my opinion, one of the best tools on the market these days is Techinline Remote Desktop. The beautiful thing about it is the absence of any installation since it runs through the web browser. You could also fully customize it, and it’s as simple as it gets for the remote client to use. I’ve also read on their site that they’re planning a major upgrade for this fall, and at that time will be adding a file transfer and some other features. But for now it’s as good as it gets for $30 a month, and gets the job done. www.techinline.com Is anybody else using it?
If your like to make RDP/VNC work over internet using microsoft windows teredo service(peer to peer connectivity) you can check this soft http://www.lanoninternet.com
Now you can RDP/vnc work behind NAT/firewall…Virtually u can connect with any vista/XP PC with this service
Any comments on NoMachine? http://www.nomachine.com/ The last I heard their network useage was lower than RDP, but I have never tried it myself.
I used RealVNC for awhile on my dual monitor XP Pro box, it worked great, just gave me a scroll bar and displayed the desktop as one really wide area. Unfortunately I don’t think their viewer encrypts the initial key exchange unless you pay extra, so I just switched over to TightVNC.
VNC is the last port of call, not the first. Its performance is pitiful in comparison with RDP.
great explanation thanks…i never knew this much before…thank you once again
If you want a simple utility tool have a look at Veo Remote, it’s almost as fast as RDP on a LAN and heaps faster than VNC. It’s not really designed as a remote admin tool though.
I wanted to add one more program to the discussion that probably won’t get mentioned otherwise. Proxy Networks came out with a a href=http://www.proxynetworks.comremote control software/a bundle called Proxy Prop 6. I like this particularly as a business user because it has very strict security standards. Also, they have a ton of usable options, such as viewing a list of hardware that is on the computer. This makes troubleshooting much faster. What do you guys think? Does anyone else have any experience with this or any other enterprise-level remote desktop applications?
TeamViewer
Isn’t team viewer more of a collaboration tool than a remote desktop program? I haven’t used it but I’ve heard coworkers talking about it- please correct me if I’m wrong.
ThinVNC is another alternative: a pure web app that uses HTML5 to replace the old VNC.
Here you have a link to the product page. There’s a exe setup ready to be used, and ThinVNC is free for non commercial use:
http://www.supportsmith.com/ThinVNC
We use RHUB’s TurboMeeting for Remote Support. It works with the UAC dialogs, it lets you see the Windows login screens, and it allows you to reboot into and out of Safe mode. RHUB sells an appliance so it’s just a one-time cost.
http://www.rhubcom.com/
UltraVNC is the greatest. The tough part is getting it to be reliable each and every time. I read this article at VariableGHz which I used to set up all of my systems to have complete VNC reliability for over a year now. Before the VGHz article, I struggled with DHCP IPs almost daily.
Highly recommended.
-K
I’m so glad I don’t live in 2005, when the only operating system available was Microsoft Windows.
At work we use ScreenConnect remote support software, though for personal use and fixing Mom’s computer, I use Teamviewer.