Microsoft to bring new Remote Desktop apps to iOS, OS X

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  • Reply 21 of 28
    jfanningjfanning Posts: 3,398member
    philboogie wrote: »
    RDP. Although the protocol was actually designed by Citrix, and MS bought it. Though strangely the Wikipedia page doesn't mention this but this is what I learned when taking MSCE course.

    I think you are confusing ICA and RDP
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  • Reply 22 of 28
    philboogiephilboogie Posts: 7,675member
    jfanning wrote: »
    philboogie wrote: »
    RDP. Although the protocol was actually designed by Citrix, and MS bought it. Though strangely the Wikipedia page doesn't mention this but this is what I learned when taking MSCE course.

    I think you are confusing ICA and RDP

    Good point, looks like it. It's been quite a while, those classes.

    When looking it up, you come up stuff like this:

    "RDP stems FROM Citrix and the ICA protocol. Citrix was suckered into sharing technology with Microsoft so they could get direct access to the underlying API's a few years back. Citrix was smart in that they didn't share the ICA protocol with MS. MS then developed RDP as their thin protocol."

    and

    "Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, also known as Terminal Services, is basically a Microsoft licensed version of Citrix ICA. Microsoft basically built RDP on top of ICA. IIRC, Citrix sued Microsoft for the feature, which is why Windows XP Pro is only supposed to allow one user logged on at any time"
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  • Reply 23 of 28
    Haven't you heard??? Jump for iOS is fantastic.. on my iPhone, I use a nice little (but no longer updated) app called ServerControl. SC lets you browse directories, selectively turn on/off services.. and reboot/shut down a Windows box.

    Jump is configured for VNC and RDP connections.. and has a great interface. MS would have to put out a really nice application to even match what Jump already offers.

    Pazuzu.. iOS users have had RDP access to windows since the first week the first iPad was released...
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  • Reply 24 of 28

    Look, I'm running IE, Outlook, Notepad, Calculator, ohhhh... it crashed.

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  • Reply 25 of 28
    Quote:

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    Yawn.



    Pretty much what I do when I read the tripe you post!

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  • Reply 26 of 28
    hiker24hiker24 Posts: 1member

    Hi. I have a new MacBook Air and want to get into a PC windows server but having trouble getting into the site. It gets to windows but not the site. Using  Microsoft Remote Desktop but works only for iPad, not the MacBook.

     

    How do I get CoRDs? Is it an app or program? Is it free. Thanks for your help

     

    HIker24

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  • Reply 27 of 28
    Marvinmarvin Posts: 15,580moderator
    hiker24 wrote: »
    Hi. I have a new MacBook Air and want to get into a PC windows server but having trouble getting into the site. It gets to windows but not the site. Using  Microsoft Remote Desktop but works only for iPad, not the MacBook.

    How do I get CoRDs? Is it an app or program? Is it free.

    CoRDs is at the download link here:

    http://cord.sourceforge.net

    You should just be able to put in details of your server and access it. There's a Microsoft Remote Desktop app for the Mac too:

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18140
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  • Reply 28 of 28
    jfanningjfanning Posts: 3,398member
    hiker24 wrote: »
    Hi. I have a new MacBook Air and want to get into a PC windows server but having trouble getting into the site. It gets to windows but not the site. Using  Microsoft Remote Desktop but works only for iPad, not the MacBook.

    How do I get CoRDs? Is it an app or program? Is it free. Thanks for your help

    HIker24

    Why don't you use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app for the Mac?

    https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id715768417?mt=12
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