Software and/or protocols allowing a user to access the graphical desktop on a system from a remote computer. Common protocols are RDP from Microsoft, and RFB (used by VNC).
Questions tagged [remote-desktop]
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Remote Desktop keeps asking me to accept a Certificate?
i'm using Remote Desktop on Windows 7 RC1, connecting to a Windows 2008 server.
Everytime i start a connection, i get the following popup window :-
The certificate problem makes sense -> it was created from my own server, which is not an offical…
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Using CA certificate for Remote Desktop Connection
I’m connecting over the web to a remote Windows Server 2012 R2 via Remote Desktop Connection for administration needs. It is a single web and database server without an AD etc.
I’m not talking about Remote Desktop Services / Terminal Server, just…
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Remote desktop session ends abruptly with a "protocol error"
Intermittently we get a problem where a remote desktop session will get disconnected with the error message “Because of a protocol error, this session will be disconnected. Please try connecting to the remote computer again.”
We are getting this…
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Are there any RDP activity logs? - Windows Server 2008 R2
a few users have logged into a server through RDP.
I would like to monitor activity, but do not know my way round Windows Server that well.
I am hoping there are logs of some kind around that I can consult.
Any ideas? :)
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VPN within a Remote Desktop session
I connect to a server on my local network via Remote Desktop. I then need to make a VPN connection out to the internet from within that Remote Desktop session. However that immediately disconnects my remote desktop session.
What's happening here and…
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Maximum number of logged in users using remote desktop
We are using remote desktop to log in to a Windows 2012 server with a limit for two simultaneously users only. Sometimes, however, we need to be more.
We've discussed that with our server guys who claimed that this is only possible if the server…
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Cisco Anyconnect: Vpn establishment capability from a remote desktop is disabled
I need to run Cisco AnnyConnect from a VM in a data center. When I run it I get this message:
Vpn establishment capability from a remote desktop is disabled
Can this be turned off? I saw some posts about it, but required downloading Cisco software…
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Mouse cursor jumps around when using RDP
We have over 350 users complaining that their mouse cursor keeps jumping around when typing. It seems like it's happening when the protocol is starved for bandwith, but I'm not quite sure yet.
If it only was the cursor moving it would be fine -…
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Remote Desktop over SSH SOCKS proxy to bypass firewall
I'm trying to connect to a Windows server from my Mac using RDC2.1 for Mac.
The problem is the server I need to connect to is guarded by the evil dragon - IP-based access control on a completely separate network.
I have an IP I can get in on, but…
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Remote Desktop Session Black after Minimize
PROBLEM: When I minimize a remote desktop session and restore it, the remote desktop screen shows up black. This only happens when connecting to a particular computer.
DETAILS: If I start clicking around in the black area, portions of the screen…
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RDP exits immediately after connecting to Windows Server 2008 R2
Background: I recently got a Windows cloud VPS server. I don't have much experience with server admin (I'm a programmer), and what little I do have is with linux servers.
Ever since getting the server I've been having issues with RDP. I can connect…
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Remote Desktop - remote computer that was reached is not the one you specified
We just setup some new Windows 2008 R2 servers and we are unable to Remote Desktop into them from our Windows 7 desktops. Remote desktop connects, but after we provide credentials we get:
The connection cannot be completed
because the remote…
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Disable TeamViewer from "stealing" Port 80?
How can you disable TeamViewer from using/reserving port 80? I am certain in the previous version
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Slow Initial RDP Connection to Windows 10
Since upgrading a machine from Windows 8.1 Professional to Windows 10 Professional (workgroup, no domain membership), I've been experiencing a rather strange issue that I can't figure out. The initial remote desktop connection is very slow to…
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How to allow more than two Remote Windows sessions on Windows Server 2012 Standard?
Recently setup a new 2012 server. After I create two Remote Windows connections to the server using ordinary user accounts (not administrators), I get this error when I try to create a third connection:
Select a user to disconnect so you can sign…
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