Step by step instructions on what MS calls remote desktop sharing can be found at: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301527. You can also find more info about remote desktop on XP at: http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/NetworkingXP/remote_desktop.htm
What I meant if that terminal services, as it is used on a server, will not work on XP. On XP there is desktop sharing, it is not the same, and it is used to provide remote support to a novice user and works like NetMeeting. There is a terminal services service on XP and you must make sure it is started (the default) and you are correct that it is policy driven, but it can only provide a single instance of remote access, unlike Terminal Services, and it takes over the display and can take over the keyboard and mouse of the XP system. Remember, MS wants you to purchase Win2k to perform true terminal services, not use the much cheaper XP for the same task. I know this is somewhat off the LTSP topic, sorry for the hijack. The main reason I am starting to use LTSP is I am tired of dealing with these kinds of issues I have had with MS in the past. It is refreshing to me not to have to deal with MS licensing anymore. I hope this answers your questions. -----Original Message----- From: Stevn Bartley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Norine Subject: RE: [Ltsp-discuss] rdesktop on LTSP connection to WinXP Pro systemhelp needed. Norine, I will be honest, I have some confusion with your reply. I have an XP Pro system here. The system has under the "Local Security Settings, Local Policies, User Rights Assignments" a Policy called "Allow logon through Terminal Services". There is also a group on the system called "Remote Desktop Users". I would interpret these two items, when setup to work together, would allow a user to be added to the system and then added to the Remote Desktop Users group. The RDU group could then be added (Is already there by default) to the Allow Logon Policy thus enabling that user to connect to the XP Pro box from a remote location using a Terminal Service client software. I believe that this is the case but have not been able to find anyone who can verify this functionality. If this is the case, then I need to find out why, rdesktop does not seem to work as the XP Pro TS Client. I believe that I am dealing with a permissions or missing service issue since the reply to trying to connect is a "connection refused" message. Thanks, On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 06:28, Norine wrote: > You cannot use Terminal Services to connect to XP Pro. You can use > NetMeeting, but I do not think that has a Linux equivalent, though I > might be wrong. VNC will also work, and has a linux client, but if you > read the EULA from MS you will find that using VNC to control XP breaks > the license agreement (at least in the US). This was done by MS to > prevent users from using XP as a server. They want you to purchase Win2k > Server for those types of uses. Sorry but that is the way it is. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stevn Bartley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 14 March 2003 2:54 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] rdesktop on LTSP connection to WinXP Pro system > help needed. > > I am trying to connect to a WinXP Pro system using terminal services. I > have rdesktop 1.1 installed and working for connection to our W2K Server > running TS. I try to connect to a WinXP Pro system and all I get is > "connection refused". There is nothing at all in the WinXP event log to > help. > > Anyone have any idea's? > > Thanks, -- Stevn Bartley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Integrated Services Inc. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and the chance of winning an Apple iPod: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
