OSs supported by Remote Desktop

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Can I have a linux PC remotely connect to remote desktop
on a Win XP Pro machine? Yeah thanks for reading

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rdesktop.org has a linux client... KDE 3.1 or higher (maybe even 3.0
- I can't remember that far back) has it included in its standard
install (kdenetwork package) called Remote Desktop sharing...

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
jeffreyr-support@remotenetworktechnology.com

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On Thu, 20 May 2004 21:03:31 -0400, "Bill Sanderson"
<Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote:

>I've never done it, but I believe it is possible. You might well be missing
>bells and whistles, and you might have to lower encryption standards--not
>sure about that.
>
>RDP is a published standard, I believe, and there are client implementations
>in java, an MS-written one for the Mac, and 3rd party implementations of
>various kinds. I don't know what there is that will run on Linux and not
>cost $, though--but there is probably something.
>
>Do a google search on RDP.
>
>"Corvette" <ryanhankinsDELETE@myfastmail.com> wrote in message
>news:fb0e01c43e7e$775a6230$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Can I have a linux PC remotely connect to remote desktop
>> on a Win XP Pro machine? Yeah thanks for reading
>