Using remote desktop to play a game.

[jhbball]

So, I'm sitting at work, with nothing to do. I was wondering if it's possible to use remote desktop to open a game.

I don't need it to be playable, I just need it to be responsive within 5 minutes, so I don't log off due to being AFK.

So, my question is, is the limitation going to be a video card, on my side? Or dl/ul speed to actually render what the remote desktop connection is displaying?

 

[Mutilator]

It probably won't display 3D across remote desktop... but I've never tried.

 

[jhbball]

Originally posted by: Mutilator
It probably won't display 3D across remote desktop... but I've never tried.

Yeah, this is what I'm guessing. Though, it'd be interesting to find out.


Aside) Anyone know how to circumvent closed firewall ports on a router? ^_^

 

[Hecubus28]

I have used www.logmein.com to mess with auctions and stuff on WOW remotely. It is very laggy but it worked. Did not have to mess with router/firewall settings at all.

 

[Kur]

I tried on go-to my PC doing this and well it was on and off, this was about a year ago, they might have added support for it.

 

[jhbball]

Originally posted by: Hecubus28
I have used www.logmein.com to mess with auctions and stuff on WOW remotely. It is very laggy but it worked. Did not have to mess with router/firewall settings at all.

Is this just a vpn system? Yeah, I just want to access WoW while at work. Did the computer you were accessing it have a good video card?

 

[Hecubus28]

At the time I just had a 6800gt, like I said it was very laggy, when moving I had to run wow in a VERY small window mode with the graphics settings turned down to see where I was going.

 

[Noema]

Interesting. When I tried to play WoW via Log me in from work I'd just get a black screen.

This happened in all 3D apps by the way, not only WoW. Even Google Earth would just display a black window.

 

[Aikouka]

I tried it with RDC once and it gave an error that Direct3D layers cannot be created through an RDC session. However, pure bitmap-based clients should have no issue like I've loaded up WoW through VNC once and although it was incredibly laggy (VNC is laggy to begin with ).

 

[Hecubus28]

You have to disable the mirror driver to get rid of the black screen.

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: Hecubus28
You have to disable the mirror driver to get rid of the black screen.

Interesting. Will try it out.

My 128kbps upstream DSL surely won't be much help though! :laugh:

 

[jhbball]

explain please!