From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 13 23:01:06 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 C318F16A407 for ; Sat, 13 May 2006 23:01:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from work@ashleymoran.me.uk) Received: from mercureh.reacthosting.com (reacthosting.com [195.177.245.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5158343D45 for ; Sat, 13 May 2006 23:01:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from work@ashleymoran.me.uk) Received: from bb-87-82-22-14.ukonline.co.uk ([87.82.22.14] helo=[192.168.52.2]) by mercureh.reacthosting.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1Ff36e-000B47-A4; Sun, 14 May 2006 00:01:04 +0100 In-Reply-To: <44666077.2040506@trancegeek.net> References: <44666077.2040506@trancegeek.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v750) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <025B85F0-DBF0-4900-B9EC-49DB9847A694@ashleymoran.me.uk> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Ashley Moran Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 00:01:02 +0100 To: Tom Norris X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.750) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - mercureh.reacthosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - ashleymoran.me.uk X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a daemon/program for FreeBSD that accepts Microsoft RDP connections? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 23:01:07 -0000 On May 13, 2006, at 11:40 pm, Tom Norris wrote: > I'm trying to convince my boss to let me set up a FreeBSD system as > file server. He said he would allow it if he could use Microsoft's > RDP client (not VNC or SSH :( ) to connect and monitor the machine > at his whim. Are there any daemons that will take incoming RDP > connections? I think your boss is missing the point slightly ... he hasn't got an MCSE has he? ;) I'm 99% sure the only RDP servers come with windoze. Why don't you install KDE on your file server (ick) and install another windows box under your desk permanently VNC'd into it. Then he can RDP to that and he will never know the difference :) We have a Win2k3 server and I can't tell you how many times I've nearly kicked it to pieces because we used the TWO remote sessions and couldn't log in. Once, we used up both RDP sessions, the VNC server crashed, and when I plugged the mouse and keyboard in it wouldn't respond (bloody PS2!!!) I lost my rag and yanked the power cord. On a less it's-late-and-I'm-feeling-sarcastic note, perhaps you could just set the server up to e-mail him the output of essential stats, like du -h. I still don't see why he feels the need to monitor the file server though. Surely that's your job! Just my opinionated twopence... Ashley