Why not Remote Desktop?

Post #290,486 by crazy 8/8/07 7:48:18 AM 8/8/07 7:48:42 AM Reply	Why not Remote Desktop? I was under the impression you had to work your ass off to make VNC secure, ie: had to tunnel it through ssh. I stopped using it a while ago. For Windows, I use Remote Desktop. It works better as well. And comes for free. Edited by crazy Aug. 8, 2007, 07:48:42 AM EDT Sorry, no anwer, just comment I was under the impression you had to work your ass off to make VNC secure, ie: had to tunnel it through ssh. I stopped using it a while ago. For Windows, I use Remote Desktop. It works better as well. And comes for free. Collapse All History
Post #290,487 by hnick 8/8/07 8:05:54 AM Reply	Thanks. I never used it before. I'll look into it. Are there any gotchas about Remote Desktop that I should know about setting up?
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Post #290,523 by crazy 8/9/07 12:03:30 AM Reply	Umm Depends. I seem to recall the user account has to be flagged on each system a certain way, ie: allowed to remote in. I'd have to check my work PC. which I'd have to rdesktop TO. But I don't have it's name/ip address here, so I can't look. Ask tomorrow if you need the specifics. On the other hand, you'll love it compared to VNC. VNC protocol SUCKS (especially when dealing with Windows as the host) as compared to RDP.
Post #290,525 by tjsinclair 8/9/07 1:04:22 AM Reply	I think you're right Believe they have to be in the Remote Desktop Users group. Tom Sinclair Kaylee: Wash, tell me I'm pretty. Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion. Kaylee: Because I'm pretty? Wash: Because you're pretty. - "Heart of Gold", Firefly
Post #290,531 by hnick 8/9/07 7:36:31 AM Reply	Seems to work. I had to go around and allow remote access and add allowed people, which is not a big deal, because for administrative purposes, most of the machines are administered by admin/password. We only put fictional users on with varying privilege for test purposes. I can VPN in from home and still get to the lab through my usual proxies so that is pretty good. The interesting thing is that when I log on remotely, it closes an open console session until I log off. VNC would allow somebody sitting at the console to steal the mouse back or change focus to a different window. It was a standard game when there wasn't enough to be irritated about. It turns out that the virus only targets RealVNC 4.1.1 and they have a 4.1.2 version out that deals with the vulnerability so some people are going with that. There is also other VNC products from other companies that are not effected as well. So now we have competing remote access methods. Interesting times. Thanks for the suggestion. Hugh

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