have Telnet bypass login prompt(s)?

[Dan Schullman]

Is it possible to have the Telnet service bypass the normal XP
username/password prompt, so that the account that the client runs under is
preconfigured?

[Ideally only the username prompt would be suppressed and the password still
solicited, but we can do the latter in our own code using the LoginScript
and/or Shell registry settings if both (or neither) must be suppressed.]

Thanks in advance,
Dan S.

 

[Sean Gahan]

Dan,
If you go to codeproject.com I think they have an rdp program (how to).
That way you can customize and write your own application. If you choose to
do so you can program in options like disable the ctl+alt+delete as well as
automating the logon process. If you have any more questions regarding this
let me know.

Regards,

Sean Gahan

 

[Dan Schullman]

Sean,

Yes, I'd appreciate a few more details or pointers. I'm new to Windows
development and am frankly overwhelmed by all the technologies. I'm
currently writing for the .NET environment.

I went to codeproject but didn't find (recognize?) anything. A search for
"rdp" turned up nothing. Using Google, it looks like it may (?) stand for
"remote desktop protocol", but I don't know. Can you give me a more specific
pointer or phrase to search for?

I was hoping this would be a configuration (vs. coding) effort, though alas
it sounds otherwise!

Thanks,
Dan S.

p.s. I tried contacting you offline, but perhaps you've chosen a bogus email
address to avoid spam, as I too have done?

 

[Sean Gahan]

Dan,
I looked again at codeproject.com and was not able to find a listing either.
Unfortunately, I must have seen something somewhere else and don't remember
where it was. But, if you program with .NET you will want to add the com
component called rdp; it should show up with the name of AxMsRdpClient22 (or
something like that when you add it to your form). The items that you will
need set for sure are:
AxMsRdpClient22.Server = someIPAddress

AxMsRdpClient22.UserName = "userName"

AxMsRdpClient22.AdvancedSettings2.ClearTextPassword = "userPassword"

AxMsRdpClient22.Connect()


Additionally you will want to set the default size, otherwise the rdp window
will be the size of the form and that could be a bad thing (ex. your form is
480x400). You will also want to set color depth; I think the default is 16
bit color, so if you don't change that your end users will suffer. As I
understand it you have to have a username and password in order to use
rdp/terminal service and so there is no registry tweak that you can do to
get around this. Programming this is pretty straight foreword. If you have
any other questions you are welcome to ask.

Regards,

Sean Gahan