Angelo, Any multi-user version of VNC for Windows would necessarily be hooked into Terminal Services, since multi-user operation requires full support within the OS.
AFAIK, Citrix licensed the full source code for Windows NT in order to produce a multi-user version, and the resulting code was the basis for what is now Terminal Services. Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angelo Sarto > Sent: 03 June 2005 13:58 > To: Tomasz Chmielewski > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: multi user / concurrent VNC sessions on Windows? > > VNC on windows is single session, unless you attatch vnc servers to > seperate terminal sessions inside terminal services :) > > I don't know what the future will hold for multiple seession vnc on > windows it is something that I would like to see maybe in an > enterprise version but I am not sure of the practicallity of this. I > don't even know if the windows architecure really supports this except > when terminal services are installed, then again citrix did this on > windows for a while... > > --Angelo > > On 6/1/05, Tomasz Chmielewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Linux, or *NIX in general, it is possible to have multiple and > > concurrent VNC sessions > > That is, many users, with different passwords can use one machine > > remotely at the same time, and each user will have a > different desktop / > > program run etc. > > > > Is it also possible on Windows? > > > > The only possibility I know is MS Terminal Server or RDP on > Windows in > > general - but here one have to pay for each client that > connects to a > > server. > > > > Is this multiuser on Windows also supported by VNC (RealVNC, or any > > other VNC)? > > > > Or is it generally impossible with VNC and Windows? > > > > If it's impossible, are there any alternatives to MS > Terminal Server / RDP? > > > > > > -- > > Tomek > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [email protected] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
