keep remote desktop open?

[randomlinh]

We're sort of trying to get XP to become makeshift thick clients here. I've run into a little snag that if no one logs into the remote desktop session, ie, it sits there waiting for a log in, it will close itself

anyway around this?

 

[Brazen]

there is probably a timeout setting for it in the local security policy, or group policy if you have a domain.

 

[spike spiegal]

Call me confused, but the RDP service should be listening 24/7 if it's activated.

What exactly is timing out?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: spike spiegal
Call me confused, but the RDP service should be listening 24/7 if it's activated.

What exactly is timing out?

Right, it should be listening 24/7. But his problem is once he connects he expects it to stay connected 24/7, because he is trying to make thin clients out of it.

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: InlineFive

Originally posted by: spike spiegal
Call me confused, but the RDP service should be listening 24/7 if it's activated.

What exactly is timing out?

Right, it should be listening 24/7. But his problem is once he connects he expects it to stay connected 24/7, because he is trying to make thin clients out of it.

I think what he is talking about is after you make the connection, you get a prompt to log in. If you don't log in within like a minute or so, the connection closes down, and you have to re-connect. The service is still listening, but the connection closes.

 

[ktwebb]

Which wouldn't make much sense as a "problem" If that is what the OP is talking about then it's not a problem at all. Remote desktop icon on the desktop or Start, run then mstsc and hit enter. What's the big deal there. I tend to think that isn't the actual problem he's having but yeah, he'd need to elaborate a little to dismiss any confusion about what he's wanting to do specificallhy.

 

[randomlinh]

Brazen is correct in what I was trying to get at. Why am I doing this? the user base of this is ... lets say special. I'm trying to elimitate as much "confusion" as possible.

Having a connect icon dead center is what I was originally going to do, but it's a guest account, and for some reason, isn't saving profiles (so a new desktop gets created every time). I'm still digging through group policies to find out what's wrong, but figured I'd ask about the remote desktop thing as well.

 

[Brazen]

It might not even be a remote desktop specific setting. It could just be the logon timeout (you know if you hit C-A-D, and don't log in, you eventually have to hit it again). I've glanced through group policy and could not find any settings for either though.

 

[Brazen]

Maybe Netstation would work better for you.

 

[randomlinh]

very interesting.. thanks for the link

*edit*
oh wow, that's pretty old.. heh.