[Gllug] XP Remote Desktop (was Sun hardware/firewall memory)

[Rob Crowther]

Bruce Richardson wrote:
> Remote Desktop is just terminal services with fancier packaging.
> However, does XP Pro genuinely allow multiple remote logins or does it
> just allow a remote user to view or take over the console-user's
> existing session?  I'd wager it's the latter, with full terminal
> services only available on the server version.

I think it's more designed for 'remote support' than 'remote logon'. 
You can now share your desktop through MSN Messenger, which is all built 
on top of the remote desktop stuff, so there must be at least some parts 
of the server built into XP.  XP does allow multiple users to be logged 
in at the same time, ie. you can choose to 'switch user' rather than log 
out and your running programs and desktop context are maintained in 
memory, no idea how that works with Remote Desktop though.  AFAIK there 
is no seperate cost for Terminal Server on Windows now (there used to be 
a Windows NT Terminal Services Edition), you get the server as part of 
2003 and the CALS as part of XP.

Rob
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