have some questions about RDP

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I'm currently in the Computer Tech program at the local college, but next year my college is planning to require us to bring our own computers :O

Since I don't want to purchase a laptop to be able to use Visual Studio, I'm considering using my BlackBerry PlayBook to rdp to my home computer (specs down below). I have a few questions:


1. Is it possible to have concurrent sesstions, or be able to log int a dedicted rdp account without booting off the main htpc/server user account?

2. What kind of perfomance can I expect, or will it be useable? I have vdsl2 and the computer is connected directly to the router. The school wifi is pretty good too.

Thanks.
 

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I'm not to sure on RDP and really never been a fan of because of the difficulties that are involved in it...it's too complicated in IMO. Not user friendly. As far as the Blackberry goes...that's a new one on me.

I prefer to use TeamViewer...there maybe an app for the blackberry but not quite sure.

TeamViewer - Free Remote Access and Remote Desktop Sharing over the Internet
 

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Custom built
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
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Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
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GSkill 4 X 2 GB PC 8500
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XFX Radeon HD 6790 D
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On board RealTek HD
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Logitech G510
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Razor DeathAdder
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50/5 Mbps UL/DL
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Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
I'm mostly looking for performance. I'm currently using Logmein which does work, but performance is a tad subpar. I believe rdp will be a lot better to use. I'm perfectly capable of configuring the ports and shit.

I did find a hack to enable concurrent sessions in rdp, which is really important as I want to be able to use it even when someone is watching a show.
 

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2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)
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ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
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17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors
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1440 x 900
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Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade)
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Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
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FuturDreamz said:
2. What kind of perfomance can I expect, or will it be useable?
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It all depends on how good your Internet connection is between the two sites. That's not something anyone else can measure or predict.

Latency matters as least as much as bandwidth. If you have bad ping times you'll have problems even if you have good bandwidth.
 

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I'll have to check the wifi at school, but it is also pretty good.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006)
OS
Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
CPU
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Monitor(s) Displays
17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse
Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Internet Speed
4 Mbps
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9
With that connection RDP should work OK provided your wifi connection is good for at least 200kbytes/sec sustained download with a reasonable ping.
 

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