Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:56:10 -0800 (PST) From: "Matthew T. Lager" <freebsd@trinetworks.com> To: "Butterworth, Thaddaeus (Manpower Contract)" <thad.butterworth@hp.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: RDEsktop/VNC questions Message-ID: <1195.64.73.235.130.1100130970.squirrel@64.73.235.130> In-Reply-To: <2D8BB15C7B5C214F81C32D3A83B32736019A0EC9@idbexc01.americas.cpqcorp.ne t> References: <2D8BB15C7B5C214F81C32D3A83B32736019A0EC9@idbexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net>
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Hmm, I havn't used it with Windows 2003 server yet, good to know. Thanks! > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> [mailto:owner-freebsd->questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Louis LeBlanc >>Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 4:15 PM >>To: FreeBSD Questions >>Subject: RDEsktop/VNC questions >> >>Quick question about interconnectivity. >> >>You OSX users may be familiar with a very slick little utility called >>RDC (Remote Desktop Connection). Some of you other *BSDers may also be >>familiar with one called VNC (Visual Network Connection ?) or RDP (?). >>The purpose of said utilities is to provide a sort of graphical shell >>similar to an X session from a remote machine in a window. >> >>There are several rdesktop and vnc clients in the ports, so rather than >>go through the flurry of install-tryout-uninstall/repeat, I figured I'd >>go to the place to ask questions. Here. >> >>So, who's using these clients, and how effective have you been finding >>them? Any gotchas? How cool is it? Do they just plain suck? And more >>to the point, which one(s) should I start with on the short list? >> >>All feedback is welcome - and appreciated. >>Lou >>-- >>Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org >>Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) >>http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ >> >>Pickle's Law: >> If Congress must do a painful thing, >> the thing must be done in an odd-number year. >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions->unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > I've used the rdesktop client for connecting to a Windows 2003 Server > (/usr/ports/net/rdesktop). I wasn't that impressed but then again it could > have been a PEBKAC situation. I could not get the screen resolution of the > Windoze 2003 server to go anything beyond 640x480 and it looked horribly > grainy. Other than that, it did actually connect and allowed me to do all > that I needed to. I just couldn't handle the graphic element, which again > may have been more a user issue than an issue with the program. Other than > that, I have used the Windows RDC programs and they work ok. > > Thad > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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