Windows 7: Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) - Network

13 Feb 2009

nice tutorial there NosferatuX...
was just trying RDP the other day too....

13 Feb 2009

Thank you!
Thanks to Brad and Nigel for the encouragement and Shawn in making it look great!

24 Feb 2009

For the multiple computers step.... is that if you want multiple simultaneous connections on different stations on the lan?

What about with the same scenario, with incoming connections outside the lan. You would have to configure the router for each specified computer as well.

Something else thought up to complicate. What about a large lan with different pcs on different subnets. how would one pc find another on a different subnet? IP, name, or would you do better by setting up domains?

Am thinking you would/could have to port the 3389 to a different port for the switch of the different subnets. Useful if you dont want alot of bottlenecking in a particular area of the LAN. Allowing only one session to a grouped subnet while allowing multiple simultaneous sessions on another.

Hmmm... Nos, why is there a reason to do this reg hack in seven when MS released a RD 2.0 for macs that allow simultaneous connections to multiple windows based machines? Shouldnt this be available for 7 as well? Or is this a TS issue? If so, this is ludacris IMO

article here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/product...p/default.mspx

24 Feb 2009

Thank you for your question Digger...

Let's try to answer it point by point;

Quote: Originally Posted by Digger

For the multiple computers step.... is that if you want multiple simultaneous connections on different stations on the lan?

No. That step is for simultaneous connections behind a router.

As long as all the computers are on the same network, multiple connections to different clients can easily be accomplished. Just open a different instance for each client you want to connect to.

Quote: Originally Posted by Digger

What about with the same scenario, with incoming connections outside the lan. You would have to configure the router for each specified computer as well.

Yes.

Quote: Originally Posted by Digger

Something else thought up to complicate. What about a large lan with different pcs on different subnets. how would one pc find another on a different subnet? IP, name, or would you do better by setting up domains?

Am thinking you would/could have to port the 3389 to a different port for the switch of the different subnets. Useful if you dont want alot of bottlenecking in a particular area of the LAN. Allowing only one session to a grouped subnet while allowing multiple simultaneous sessions on another.

As long as the different subnets are designed to communicate with each other, this wouldn't be a problem.

On a large corporate network, that have different/numerous subnets, even if it's geographically diverse, you would only need the Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the computer you need to gain access to or it's IP address, although in a large corporate environment, the use of IP addresses is not encouraged as IP leases are renewed regularly, regardless if its a desktop, laptop or mobile device.

Quote: Originally Posted by Digger

Hmmm... Nos, why is there a reason to do this reg hack in seven when MS released a RD 2.0 for macs that allow simultaneous connections to multiple windows based machines? Shouldnt this be available for 7 as well? Or is this a TS issue? If so, this is ludacris IMO

article here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/product...p/default.mspx

Regardless if its a Mac or a PC, the same rules apply when connecting to RDC Clients. Multiple connections apply to Mac host wanting to access multiple PC clients and vice versa easily as long as they're on the same network/domain.

I hope I've answered the questions satisfactorily. If you do have further questions or you'd want a more detailed explanation regarding the matter or other networking questions, I'd be most willing and happy to answer them for you.

Cheers

24 Feb 2009

Quote: Originally Posted by NosferatuX

Thank you for your question Digger...

Let's try to answer it point by point;

I hope I've answered the questions satisfactorily. If you do have further questions or you'd want a more detailed explanation regarding the matter or other networking questions, I'd be most willing and happy to answer them for you.

Cheers

Yes, answered very well Nos, thanks for the response. Yet to work with this in seven, and seen your tut and did some googling around. Nice job btw

24 Feb 2009

You're most welcome and thank you

29 Jul 2009

Didnt work for me.

31 Jul 2009

In my research I found references that remote access to a WIN 7 machine will only be available in the PRO version.
I downloaded the WIN 7 RC (I believe is the home version) and set up all the above settings to allow remote access. When I try to access the machine (from an XP machine on the same inhouse network) I get the the login screen asking for USER NAME and PASSWORD. I entered the User Name and Password that I use for a direct login on the machine and get a message that either User Name or Password are incorrect. Am I missing something in the setup?

01 Aug 2009

hi, does anybody know if it is possible to login on same computer using different accounts at the same time?
i would like to use my computer though remote connection, while anyone else use it.
i did all steps in the tutorial, but currently Windows 7 asks local user to disconnect when i'am logging in via remote desktop

thanks.

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