Yup, you're right... I meant Remote Desktop. Caffeine is still kicking in for me this morning.
Back to the questions: Can you do Remote Desktop without logging the user out somehow? Just curious. --Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed, 21 May 2008 08:16:15 -0700 Subject: RE: Remote Control Application > There is no such thing as "Microsoft's Remote Control". > There are 2 built in remote technologies: > "Remote Desktop" and "Remote Assistance" > Remote Desktop will require the remote machine's user to be logged out > while you take control. With Remote Assistance the user has to > acknowledge that you are taking control of their "session" and you can > move their mouse around and send keystrokes. > HTH > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 11:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Remote Control Application > > When I try to use Remote Control, it forces the remote machine's user to > be locked/logged out while I take control... Is there a way to use > Microsoft's built in RDP without forcing the online user off? > > Also, does anybody have any good RDP/VNC "monitoring" programs? > Something that will keep a list of machines, and make it easy for me to > connect? I have seen VNCScan and tried VNC Neighborhood, which is okay, > but I haven't seen one for Microsoft's Remote Control. > > --Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christopher Boggs > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed, 21 May 2008 > 07:00:20 -0700 > Subject: RE: Remote Control Application > > > > With remote assistance, yes, but not with remote desktop. > > > > > > > > With Remote Assistance, you can set up unsolicited offers so that you > > can offer to take control but they always have to OK it, as far as I > > know. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:48 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Remote Control Application > > > > > > > > Is it true that with Microsoft's remote assistance, the user on the > > remote computer always has to initiate the connection? > > > > As with UltraVNC, I can remote connect to any computer with or without > > the end user being there. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Edwards, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:32 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Remote Control Application > > > > > > > > Assuming you have VPN or some sort of remote connectivity to their > > network, RDP works great. I use it daily from home and remote > locations > > to access my work computer. Also it is free and supported by MS. Make > > sure the remote computer does not have any power saving, sleep mode, > > etc. enabled. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Dave > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: tom lohrmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:24 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Remote Control Application > > > > > > > > I help manage a network across town. There resides a pc on their > > network that has a specialized application for printing. I need to be > > able to gain access of the display, keyboard and mouse from my office > or > > my home to access that application periodically during the week > without > > any user intervention on their side. > > > > > > > > We currently use "gotomeeting.com" but that requires them to start a > > meeting and since the pc is in a distant location in their building > they > > don't like it. > > > > > > > > Anyone have a good solution? Anyone have a GREAT Solution? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
