[NTLUG:Discuss] MS RDP(remote desktop protocol)

[Johnie Stafford]

>>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:04:52 -0600, STEVE MARTINDELL <smartind at comcast.net> said:

 sm> I've been running VPN from Linux at home to my office for several months
 sm> with some succes. Main problem is the company only has a ~256Kbps line
 sm> into the office.  (due to no cable, no DSL in area and company is too
 sm> strapped to get a proper T1 connection).
 sm> The Unix-Xwindows-based IC design work I do needs a lot of bandwidth.
 sm> Response time and redraws for any interactive commands are 2-3 times longer
 sm> than being at work.

 sm> A co-worker just tried Microsoft RDP(remote desktop protocol) using
 sm> Windows-XP
 sm> from home. He VPN connected to his Windows-XP workstation at work, and then
 sm> started the X-terminal emulator there, which allows access to the
 sm> Unix-based
 sm> IC CAD software.  All interactive commands were almost instantaneous, just
 sm> like being at work!

 sm> So what is Windows RDP thru VPN doing(compression/caching?) that
 sm> allows it to
 sm> display the same X-windows data so much faster than a Linux-to-Unix VPN
 sm> connection?

 sm> Is RDP doing what LBX(low-bandwidth-X) does for Xwindows?
 sm> I've tried LBX and didn't have much luck.

 sm> Is there anything else similar to RDP in Linux/Unix?

I don't have the link here at home, but do a search for an application
called rdesktop. It works great. I use it all over the place at work.

Johnie