Re: Benefits of VNC over RDP

Andrew Schulman <andrex@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Do you need a separate license for terminal services or what not for
win2k pro (i.e. non win2k server)?

I don't have any Win2K installations at present, but my recollection is that
no, you don't need an extra license to activate the remote desktop server in
w2k pro.

You may be confusing Win2k Pro (the NT workstation successor) with
Win2k Server, I think. I know Win2k Server And Win2k Advanced Server
did include Terminal Services. Win2k pro (which I have in front of
me), to the best of recollection and quick digging now didn't even
have it as an option, unless I'm completely off my rocker. I think
this is the source of our present confusion.

Doesn't winxp home have that remote assistance thingee in it?
I've never been terrribly clear on how if at all that related to
RDP.

Well there's a client and server. To connect to a WinXP host, you
need to turn on the remote desktop server on it: right click on My
Computer -> Properties -> Remote -> Remote Desktop -> Allow. Again
I could be wrong, but IIRC the feature is only available in WinXP
pro, not home.

Win XP Home (at least the one I have downstairs) has remote assistance
availble.

With some further digging, however, I found some clarification for me
that remote assistance is not the same as remote desktop:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/profwin/pw1002.mspx


RDP (remote desktop protocol) is the network protocol used by the remote
desktop client and server. There are RDP clients for Linux, e.g. rdesktop,
krdc, grdesktop, tsclient, and one built into WinXP (both home and pro, I
believe). But the only RDP server I know of is in Win2K and WinXP pro. Unix
hosts that want to offer remote desktop access use VNC.

I've used both RDP and VNC clients on various OS's but the mystery of
the licensing and such for the server side of RDP was unclear. After
the digging and article above, I think I've got is straight.


So, circling back: I think the answer to the original poster's
question is probably:

"These outsourced IT firms use VNC because it's a free,
service level remote control server that they can access
remotely without requiring any interaction from the user, and
works uniformly across the popularly deployed desktop
platforms of win2k pro, winxp home, and winxp pro."

If they relied on RDP, they wouldn't have any way to access win2k pro
workstations at all, and to get to XP Home workstations, the user
would have to email and open up remote access for the support.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/
.

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