Question
What is the difference between Remote Control 4 and Remote Desktop in Laplink Everywhere 4?
Answer
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is Microsoft’s implementation of a
protocol to allow one to remotely control a computer from another machine via a network. This
protocol is only available on Windows XP Professional (not Home) and Windows 2000 Server or Windows
2003 Server with Terminal Services installed. If you are not using one of the above versions of
Windows, the Remote Desktop option will not be available. It will not work on any other versions of
Windows. Remote Desktop has the following benefits:
- When establishing a Remote Desktop connection, you are prompted to log into the computer as if
you were sitting at it. This means you must have a local (or domain) user account that is capable
of logging into the computer. This username & password is NOT maintained by Laplink at all, it
is maintained by Windows (either the host computer or the domain the host computer is attached to).
This means that a user does not need to have a separate Remote Control username & password,
Remote Desktop just uses the Windows login information so when your Windows password changes, you
use it for Remote Desktop instead of having to remember different passwords or having to update the
password list separately.
- A feature of RDP that some people will like is that when you log into the host computer using
Remote Desktop (RDP), the computer becomes locked and someone that is sitting at it will NOT be
able to see or interfere with what you are doing. If you do not wish to risk someone at the host
computer seeing what you are doing, this is the only option we have available. This feature can
also be a hindrance for some (see #5 under Laplink Remote Control)
- Since RDP is built directly into Windows, it will tend to be a little bit faster than our
Remote Control.
- The Remote Desktop implementation allows you to switch to full screen mode (CTRL-SHIFT-F). It
does not allow you to shrink the screen down to match the window size so you may have to do a bit
of scrolling around if the host has a high resolution set and the guest does not.
- You can send a CTRL-ALT-DEL to the host computer by using CTRL-ALT-END on the guest side.
Remote Control 4
Remote Control 4 is provided by Laplink and is similar to the
Remote Desktop option. The following are the benefits you get from using the Laplink Remote Control
protocol instead of the Remote Desktop Protocol:
- Remote Control 4 username and password are maintained by Laplink Everywhere and is separate
from Windows. If you change your Windows password, the Remote Control password does NOT
change.
- Remote Control 4 Protocol will work with any version of Windows that Laplink Everywhere will
install on.
- The Remote Control 4 implementation allows you to switch to full screen mode
(CTRL-SHIFT-F).
- You can send a CTRL-ALT-DEL to the host computer by clicking on the icon on the left side of
the title bar and choosing “Send CTRL-ALT-DEL”. This means you must be in Windowed mode to do
this.
- Remote Control 4 shares the screen, mouse, & keyboard with the host computer. This means
that you can use Remote Control to take control of a computer and someone sitting at that computer
can watch what is being done. This is helps in showing someone how to do something and they can
watch to make sure you are not doing something they don''t want. Also, since the control is shared,
if there becomes a need for a username & password, you can get to that point and ask them to
the information in without having to know what they are. This is more secure and easier for both
parties.
Product: Laplink Everywhere
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Last updated: Nov 10, 2005
