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  Asked: Dec 21 2007   10:29 PM GMT
  Asked by: Tufyuma


Remote access for maintenance on network.


Maintenance, Network management software, Network

I would like to access the pc’s on our network (static ip) and be able to run programs in the background while the users are still on them. I have tried RDC it works but I would have to kick them off to make it work. Not what I am looking for. Any ideas, or at least what is the “proper” name for this?

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You are right, remote desktop connection will log the current user off. The functionality that you are looking for is essentially Terminal Services in application or administrator mode. This is not supported on non-server oprating systems. You can try alternatives like RealVNC, TightVNC and DameWare. These remote access clients will allow you to connect to a running session; however, if you take control of the desktop, it will cause a disruption to the user.

There are supposed workaround on the Internet but I have not tried, nor I recommend them but if you have a test environment, something like the following may be worth experimenting with http://sig9.com/articles/concurrent-remote-desktop.

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Logmein

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logmein will do the same as vnc, it will allow you to take control of the pc, which will make the user that is physically at the pc lose control. on xp you would have to use the hack that allows multiple rdp clients logged in at the same time, I believe up to 3. but it is a hack and is not supported by microsoft.
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