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Re: rdesktop.exe session on an X-terminal?


Howdy Michael,

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>Subject: Re: rdesktop.exe session on an X-terminal?
>Thanks for your reply.  Yes, rdesktop on Unix works well for us too
>but we need to build a standalone Win2k-serving-Xterminals-with-
>Windows-Desktop-sessions solution. Other than Citrix, rdesktop seems
>to be the only alternative....??????
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I think you've misunderstood what rdesktop can do.  If you want to
share multiple Windows desktops from one machine, then you need
something like Citrix.  rdesktop is a client that just talks to a Citrix
server, it's not a server per-se.  If you just need 1 PC to 1 user, then
you can get an XP Pro license and dedicated PC, the remote desktop
server is built into it...

Even if rdesktop has some server type mode, it wouldn't let you share
Windoze desktops:  XWin.exe only knows about X windows that it creates,
and doesn't send events or examine non X windows...
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-Earle F. Philhower, III
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