Since I have been MIA for the past month, I have slipped with providing links for new Networking-related downloads. Therefore, many of these are definitely on the older side…
Windows XP Remote Desktop Client (Vista Optimized) – 32 bit
Windows XP Remote Desktop Client (Vista Optimized) – 64 bit
Win2K3 Server Remote Desktop Client – 32 bit
Win2K3 [...]
Microsoft released a security bulletin this past weekend concerning a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol that may lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.. Note that this vulnerability will not allow remote access to your computer.
At the present time, there is no hotfix or patch to correct this vulnerability.
From the bulletin:
In which [...]
While anxiously awaiting the firmware update for the Motorola MPx220 smartphone, I found the following new program that will run on any Java J2ME-enabled phone: Remote Desktop for Mobiles
Remote Desktop for Mobiles it is easy-to-use, reliable and secure remote control software which will allow you to work on the remote home or office computer [...]
Chad announced on his weblog that there is a new version of WiSSH available (1.3). For those of you who aren’t familiar with this software, it will allow you to tunnel Windows Remote Desktop connections over SSH… (this isn’t trivial on Windows XP workstations).
Go check it out.
Tags: RemoteDesktop, SSH
I just found a link to the October issue of Windows Server System Magazine in which they detail the setup of a Terminal Server and secure it. This is a good primer for those starting out using terminal services in both the Application Server or Remote Desktop mode (and actually much of it also [...]
Per the guys at Pocket PC Addict, it appears the Tweaks2K2.NET tool will allow a pocket pc user to specify an alternate port using the built-in Terminal Services client. This has been a frequent request of the Pocket PC community and it is one I hope MS will include with the next rev of [...]
I also wanted to pass along a link to Joe Richard’s excellent tool library for computer and networking management, especially in an Active Directory environment…
Some tools I especially like are:
OLDCMP – Oldcmp is a tool I wrote to help find old computers. It will also disable them for you and it will [...]
Darrell Norton over at dotnetjunkies posted a useful tip for those of you who frequently use Windows 2003 Remote Desktop Sessions:
I have found at least one answer to this problem! In Windows Server 2003 (only), there is a new group policy setting called Restrict Terminal Services Users to a Single Remote Session. [...]