On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Dan Shimshoni <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, linux-il, > > This question might seem a bit not related to Linux; However, > it is a real problem which I face daily as a result of that I am > trying to use Linux in a windows environment. So I hope you can advice. > > The problem description: > I am using Linux station in a company which is windows-oriented; > namely, most desktops are windows. I also have a windows desktop. > Most of the day I sit in an office which is in on another floor > from where my windows desktop is. I need to access the windows machine > quite often for many tasks (for example, reading mail, as the sysadmin > did not agree to install > install/configure a mail client on the linux machine because this is > the policy here). > > So I use rdesktop from linux to windows. The trouble with this is that > every 10 minutes or so, if I do not perform any action in windows, the > rdesktop connection is disabled and I have to open a new session > of rdesktop. And this is quite annoying ! And I don't have an > administrative > permission to my windows machine, so I cannot change it. > > So my question is: is there some workaround ? for example, some > windows application which will be awakened every 5 minutes to let the > windows > machine think that there was some action on windows, and thus the rdesktop > session will not finish ? > > > Maybe something like this: http://rjlpranks.com/pranks/mouse_move/ will do the trick. Note: This is not to recommend or vouch for the specific program. I have no idea if it's Malware... There are other (mostly commercial, i.e. $$$) software packages that you can find on Google when you search for "Windows Mouse Mover" HTH, -- Shimi
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