Remote Desktop question

[Arkitech]

Is it possible when using RD to allow the remote machine to see the session? Right now when I remote into a machine on the company domain it shows the login screen during the course of the session. Unless I missed it, I don't see an option to change that behavior.

 

[dphantom]

There is none. 3rd party tools would be required for that functionality.

 

[postmark]

Not in the default RDP. You can setup VNC with realVNC which would give you this ability.

 

[Arkitech]

aw man, ah well


thx for the replies

 

[xSauronx]

Is it possible when using RD to allow the remote machine to see the session? Right now when I remote into a machine on the company domain it shows the login screen during the course of the session. Unless I missed it, I don't see an option to change that behavior.

users can send in a remote assistance request but ive honesly never seen anyone use that feature really, from looking at it the implementation is poor.

if you have a few machines to get to regularly try logmein or something (under 10 is free free, not sure if theres a technical business limitation or not though), if you have a one-off here and there use teamviewer or crossloop, if you need it a lot then there are lots of products with an agent or agentless install that will give you screen sharing. VNC is ok, logmein, goverlan, dameware, teamviewer, kaseya and some others can offer this as an option with varying price ranges depending on your needs/budget and can also offer reporting/inventory/remote config/management/software updates and such

 

[imagoon]

Remote assistance works fine. We use it extensively. You can role a domain policy if you want to change the need for invites based on AD groups etc. The only place it "has trouble" is if someone is outside the network. We have teamviewer for that.

 

[nickbits]

Rdp is the consumer version of terminal services which allows that. The restriction is purely artificial.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

You could even just use join.me.

VNC enterprise is nifty though. Even allows AD authentication.

 

[scoob8000]

UltraVNC or Teamviewer if you don't want to monkey with firewalls.

 

[soldsoul4foos]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2261483