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newman333   01-21-2009 at 02:10:39 PM

Hi!

I have 3 PC's. I would like to connect to PC1 remotely from PC2 and 3, but there is a problem that I can't figure out. If PC2 is connected (to PC1) and I try to connect with PC3, I will kick off PC2 and connect. I don't wont this.

How can I check if there is an active session on PC1 so that anyone who tries to connect first can see that there is another user connected?

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montyuk   01-21-2009 at 05:54:10 PM
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by default an xp box can not havemore than one remote connection at any one time, however you can remove this barrier by swapping in another file instead of the current terminal services file.

this will get you started - http://www.golod.com/2005/10/enabl [...] tion-2005/

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bhowell   01-22-2009 at 05:35:13 PM
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You can so use a program called VNC. Install the server and viewer on all 3 PCs and that way you can remote into any of them from any of them. You can have more than one connection as well. It is free too. There is a paid version that has to be used for Vista.

WWW.REALVNC.COM

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montyuk   01-22-2009 at 07:49:02 PM
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id reckon the tightvnc version is probably better as its completely free last i checked - http://www.tightvnc.com/

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bhowell   01-22-2009 at 08:12:10 PM
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RealVNC is totally free as well. They just have a paid version with more features. The free version works perfectly for simple remote controlling. Works across WANs too.

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newman333   01-23-2009 at 02:35:26 PM
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Thanks for help.

I tried VNC but it is slow compared to applications based on RDP (imho). I also tried alowing multiple sessions, but the thing I really would to do is to see without connecting if there is an active session. I tried some queries in command prompt but couldn't query over network. Any ideas?

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