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I'm not really a Windows user but I have a virtual machine with Windows 8. I have no Pro edition, so Remote Desktop does not work.
Is there a free version of an RDP server that I could install? VNC is no option since it is really slow.
Other suggestions are highly appreciated.
DanielDaniel
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3 Answers
I manage my IT department and use LogMeIn.
Free version allows you to add as many computers as you want, with limited features besides remote control.
The Pro (paid) version offers you a ton of features such as running batch processes remotely, inventory management and remote-to-local printing. I recommend it!
MosesMoses
In the 'other suggestions' category, try VirtualBox, it has native RDP support for anything running in a VM. Though vbox proper is free, RDP support is an extension, and falls under the personal, educational or evaluation use only licence.
If you use vmware, you have the option of the VI client, though its console support lacks something (frankly, I wouldn't wish it on anyone...)
I use VNC (Xorg module) tunnelled over ssh, on medium bandwidth links, asymmetric links, and medium latency links, it works fine strictly for management, not heavy interactive use.
If you have a X GUI client you use to display your VM instances then you may be able to reverse forward that from the remote machine to your local display (e.g.
ssh -XY
, or manually with ssh -R
and setting DISPLAY
). The only other free software I have used is xrdp (I have successfully, though not heavily, used this version: https://github.com/zeha/xrdp-suse-fork ). It might be a little fiddly to configure, but it certainly works, I can connect to my Linux desktop using a standard
mstsc
. There are two caveats:- it actually uses Xvnc, but only as an X server for your session, there's no vnc 'on the wire'
- it's a distinct X server, so it's not your desktop X server instance
Unused by me, but might be worth a look in the future: FreeRDP recently added experimental server support. Based on the size of the window drawn before the server segfaults it's not a standalone X server, it interacts with the running X server. It doesn't seem ready for production use right now though ;-)
mr.spuraticmr.spuratic
Did you check TeamViewer?
They have versions for Windows, Mac and Linux.
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