From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 10 23:49:23 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D83416A4CF for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:49:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sxm.trinetworks.com (sxm.trinetworks.com [64.73.235.150]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D13A443D49 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:49:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@trinetworks.com) Received: from sxm.trinetworks.com (localhost.trinetworks.com [127.0.0.1]) by sxm.trinetworks.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iAANuAtb023967; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:56:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@trinetworks.com) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by sxm.trinetworks.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id iAANuAva023966; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:56:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@trinetworks.com) X-Authentication-Warning: sxm.trinetworks.com: nobody set sender to freebsd@trinetworks.com using -f Received: from sdgw01.lifecaresoln.com ([64.73.235.130]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user freebsd); by mail.trinetworks.com with HTTP; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:56:10 -0800 (PST) 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> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:56:10 -0800 (PST) From: "Matthew T. Lager" To: "Butterworth, Thaddaeus (Manpower Contract)" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: RDEsktop/VNC questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:49:23 -0000 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" > >