remote-desktop

Fixing Copy/Paste for Remote Desktop Sessions

Recently I have been working with Remote Desktop. I use it to access a virtual machine implemented through Hyper-V. I have had many problems with the simple operation of cut-and-paste from my machine to the virtual one. The link between my clipboard and the remote clipboard is often broken. It is usual that this happens, when I copy/cu...

How to simulate keybard input to a remote desktop session?

Found my own answer. If someone could copy/paste it into an answer so i can mark it as the answer, and answer this question, to take it off the unanswered list - i would appreciate it. i'm trying to send fake keyboard input to an application that's running in a Remote Desktop session. i'm using: Byte key = Ord("A"); keybd_event(key,...

Best option for web-based remote access to client computers?

I saw a similar question on here, but I'm looking to be a bit more specific... I'm in need of a web-based remote access solution that will allow me to log-in to clients' computers from my office. I run Linux, and various clients of mine run Windows and Mac OS X. Is there a cheap/free solution that is: Browser based (no client install...

Using a debug mode for a program that runs on a remote desktop.

I have a short program that is used exclusively with a remote desktop connection that's been set to only run that program and not allow any other access into the remote machine. Previously, the program just exited and let the connection terminate, but it was very slow, so I wrote the following code to terminate the remote session when th...

What is the best solution for remote desktop / visual support?

We are currently investigating different remote-desktop support solutions to help our clients if they have any problems with our software and I would like some input on the best solutions out there. We have the following needs / wishes: Cross platform Preferrably no installation on the user-end Should penetrate firewalls and not be bo...

System information as desktop wall-paper on Remote Desktop

When opening Remote Desktop to different Windows servers, it is easy to confuse two remote desktops. How do I get each remote server to automatically display some system information as desktop wallpaper, ie. Computer Name, Operating System, IP Address, etc. ...

SWP_NOMOVE does not work with remote desktop connection

Hi I use next solusion: How do I move a wpf window into a negitive top value? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/328127/how-do-i-move-a-wpf-window-into-a-negitive-top-value But if I use my program via Remote desktop then if in code is wp.flags = wp.flags | 2; //SWP_NOMOVE moving window (drag) does not work at all. ??? ...

Developing via Remote Desktop

Has anybody any successful remarks about having a team working via Remote Desktop? In many workplaces, we put end users via Citrix and the applications on a central, powerful server. Sometimes the clients are in the same building as the server, but often, they are remote. There could be some huge benefits for me to put my developers on...

The UK is completely under snow. What tips can help programmers who don't usually work from home survive the next few days.

The UK is completely under snow. What tips can help programmers who don't usually work from home survive the next few days.??? I can think of remote desktop to your work desktop? What other things will make our days easier? ...

Domain Users Can't Use Remote Desktop to Access Domain Controller

I have a room with (4) Windows 2003 x86_64 systems running over a LAN. The domain controller is running Active Directory, which is enforcing a global security policy. Admins are able to remote into the domain server. Domain users are not. Domain users are members of one group, the Domain Users group. Under the global policy the foll...

WPF app with transparent windows and remote desktop causing popunders

I have a WPF application with AllowsTransparency="True" because we like funky borders. When I remote desktop into a computer and run our application, menus and right click menus in textboxes are popping up behind the application. I verified this by making the background semi transparent. Here's a screen shot: We're using .net 3.5 SP1...

developing on a computer by remote desktoping into it, experiences?

Hi, Does anyone (out of choice or forced) develop on a computer that they have to remote desktop into? How has your experiences been with it? I can see the advantages as you can basically code from anyplace in the world so long as you have a fast enough connection. Duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/questions/424869/reasons-to-us...

keyboard shortcuts broken for a remote Xwindows program

There is a remote machine, on which I login with ssh. On that machine, we have a Xwindows GUI program, namely nedit. All the keyboards shortcuts like CTRL-O or ALT-F for that program are broken (whereas other programs work just fine). Now the weird thing is that for another user these shurtcuts work! He has the same shell (bash) and th...

Difference between RDP/Terminal Services and VNC Streaming Techniques

As part of a client support tool, I'm wanting to provide some functionality to be able to request to view/remote control a desktop session. There are a bunch of ways to get a screen capture and then stream it, but I'm wanting to find out in particular, why the RDP (Remote Desktop / Terminal Services vs. VNC experience is so different. I'...

How do I keep from losing my work when ssh disconnects?

It's inconvenient to lose code just because ssh decided to drop my connection. How can I avoid that? What if I'm forwarding an X11 connection over the connection? ...

Remote access Windows Vista to Mac OSX?

Is there a means to do remote desktop access from Windows Vista to Mac Mini with OSX? Looking to be able to remote in to Mac in order to access system so no need to have it on a seperate monitor/kb to do testing and development. Anything similar to Windows Remote Desktop that can be used? ...

How to identify users which are connected to a windows server via remote desktop

At my workplace, we have lab machines that we use to do our testing. The standard procedure to reserve a machine for testing was to walk around the office to make sure that no one was using the machine. This is highly inefficient and time consuming. At first, I set up a web page where people could reserve the lab machine but nobody...

.Net Crystal Report printing application running on termianal service connection errors when session is disconnected

I have created a .Net application to run on an App Server that gets requests for a report and prints out the requested report. The C# application uses Crystal Reports to load the report and subsequently print it out. The application is run on Server which is connected to via a Remote Desktop connection under a particular user account (...

How to share a Putty session with someone else?

I'm looking for something like VNC for a command line interface. Specifically, I'd like to be able to share an ssh session (say via Putty) with someone else, working from another office across the country. We'd both be able to type things into the console, and see what the other one's doing (including more complex things things like vim ...

How to admin a remote Windows Server with a command line interface?

When I was a Linux admin I could do anything from the SSH command line. Now, as a Windows admin, I have to deal with the Windows Remote Desktop graphical interface, which I found to be inefective (slow) and hard to automate tasks in it. a) Can I connect to a Windows Server through SSH or any encrypted connection with command line interf...