Remote Desktop

[Puppy Breath]

The Remote Desktop documentation in Windows Ultimate (5308) is a little
confusing, as though it's not just a client. But it couldn't possibly be the
sort of thing where I just leave my home PC online through my ISP, then
connect to it remotely across the Internet, right? My home machine would
need a FQDN for me to even be able to find it from afar, right? Not to
mention Terminal Services, a Web server, or something.

 

[Zack Whittaker]

Well, it can be as simple as that yeh. All you need is an external IP of
which your router or ISP can provide you with, or a direct port or something
like that.

I've done it with mine - I've got my computer names linked up to
***.zacknet.co.uk so I can access them wherever I go )

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[Puppy Breath]

Yeah, that makes sense. With my ISP I'd have to upgrade my home account to a
business account for that. I was looking for the free/easy/mindless way to
do it. Something like Remote Assistance without needing someone on the other
side to respond when you click Request Control. You connect through an RA
ticket or just by entering the IP addresses from that ticket into some
prompt, enter the password, and you're connected.

Not the most secure thing in the world. But hey, we're talking about a home
network with a dynamic IP address. It's not like it would be exposed all the
time. You'd just have to remember to generate an RA ticket or check your IP
address before you leave.

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

You could, at least with XP Pro, run Remote Desktop through a VPN or Secure
Shell (SSH) tunnel for added security. I have done both and currently use
OpenVPN.

With OpenVPN you need a cert, key and you protect the key with a strong
password. With SSH you can use a key pair protected with a strong password.

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[Puppy Breath]

By "cert" you mean like an SSL certificate or something?

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Yes...With OpenVPN you roll your own...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.html

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[Puppy Breath]

Cool, thanks all.

Yes...With OpenVPN you roll your own...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/OpenVPN/OpenVPN.html

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[Guest]

Hi Sooner Al,

Have you try SSH tunnel in Windows Vista?
In XP SP2, I am using Putty to set up a SSH tunnel and use the XP Remote
Desktop. It works fine. However, using the same Putty and the same
parameters in Windows Vista's Remote Desktop (for example, in the Computer
box, I put 127.0.0.1:3390), it doesn't work. I got an error message:
"The client could not connect. You are already connected to the console of
this computer. Anew console session cannot be established."
It is because this beta of Windows Vista doesn't know how to deal with SSH
tunnel set up by Putty? or it requires other way to perform the tunnelling?

---kam

 

[Guest]

Hi Sooner Al,

I am using Putty (for SSH tunnel) with XP SP2 Remote Desktop. It works fine.

However, while I use the same Putty and parameters in Windows Vista Remote
Desktop, I get this error message:
"The client could not connect. You are already connected to the console of
this computer. A new sonsole session cannot be established."

Do you know what is the reason?

---kam

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Unfortunately I am about a week to two weeks away from installing my first
Vista machine so I can't really answer that question. Hopefully someone else
can help further...

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[Danny Gallegos]

Hello kwan,
Do you know if Putty has an updated or patch available for the Vista OS?
Your probably ahead of the game considering not many people are in full swing
with Vista. I am curious to know if Putty has an upgrade that needs to be
applied in order to be fully operational in Vista.

I recently attended a Windows TechNet conference and the most important thing
he said all day was; " Vista is not an upgrade from XP, it is an entirely
different approach"

Danny Gallegos
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