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RDP setup

Ben Hamilton — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0000

I often need to connect to servers via RDP. I’ve found these posts below helpful for configuring RDP connection settings, specifically getting the new RDP window to open on the screen I want in the position I want. #

Firstly, GrandPixel’s comment on this blog post at hydrous.net at 9:00pm on August 17, 2010. #

Secondly, this post at blogs.msdn.com #

The final RDP file contents for me are:
screen mode id:i:2 use multimon:i:0 desktopwidth:i:1440 desktopheight:i:900 session bpp:i:32 winposstr:s:0,3,-1440,100,1400,900 compression:i:1 keyboardhook:i:2 audiocapturemode:i:0 videoplaybackmode:i:1 connection type:i:2 displayconnectionbar:i:1 disable wallpaper:i:1 allow font smoothing:i:0 allow desktop composition:i:0 disable full window drag:i:1 disable menu anims:i:1 disable themes:i:0 disable cursor setting:i:0 bitmapcachepersistenable:i:1 full address:s:{removed} audiomode:i:0 redirectprinters:i:1 redirectcomports:i:0 redirectsmartcards:i:0 redirectclipboard:i:1 redirectposdevices:i:0 redirectdirectx:i:1 autoreconnection enabled:i:1 authentication level:i:0 prompt for credentials:i:0 negotiate security layer:i:1 remoteapplicationmode:i:0 alternate shell:s: shell working directory:s: gatewayhostname:s: gatewayusagemethod:i:4 gatewaycredentialssource:i:4 gatewayprofileusagemethod:i:0 promptcredentialonce:i:1 use redirection server name:i:0 drivestoredirect:s:* username:s:{removed}
Hopefully, others looking to open the RDP windows to a specified location will find the two posts above of use. #

Command line terminal server

Ben Hamilton — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:32:36 +0000

I’ve just come across a terminal server that wouldn’t let me log on. Turns out the maximum number of users the terminal server is licensed for has been exceeded. #

Thusly, from another machine on the network, we open a command prompt and type
qwinsta /server: #

This will give a list of the terminal server sessions on that server, note the ID number (aka sessionid) as we use them in the following commands. #

We can reset a session by using
rwinsta /server: #

or we can disconnect the session with
tsdiscon /server: #

or we can logoff a session with
logoff /server: #

Dan Rigsby has more info as does Scott Forsyth. #

Network printers & RDP

Ben Hamilton — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:35:25 +0000

Setting up a remote user today, who has a network printer on their local network which they want available to the RDP session (over VPN). #

RDP doesn’t by default redirect non COM/LPT/USB ports – i.e. an IP port. #

Thankfully, a simple registry edit noted in MS KB 302361 makes it easy to tell XP to redirect other ports. #