Re: Remote desktop connection

2009-06-09 Thread Shawn Henderson
Andrew DeFaria wrote .. > Robert Rackl wrote: > > It seems that with regular RDP, I can only do it using one local > > screen; if there is a way to use multiple screens please let me know how. > You are using incorrect terminology here, namely the concept of > "screen". RDP allows you to connect

Re: Remote desktop connection

2009-06-09 Thread Andrew DeFaria
Robert Rackl wrote: It seems that with regular RDP, I can only do it using one local screen; if there is a way to use multiple screens please let me know how. You are using incorrect terminology here, namely the concept of "screen". RDP allows you to connect to a remote system and present you

Re: Remote desktop connection

2009-06-08 Thread Mark Geisert
Robert Rackl writes: > It seems that with regular RDP, I can only do it using one local screen; if there is a way to use multiple > screens please let me know how. A couple of years ago, a friend showed me how to use Cygwin to establish a > remote desktop connection using two local screens which wo

RE: Remote desktop connection

2009-06-08 Thread Robert Rackl
crash. That friend is now far away and very busy - I'd rather not bother him. r4 -Original Message- From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Andrew DeFaria Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 19:03 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Remote desktop conne

Re: Remote desktop connection

2009-06-08 Thread Andrew DeFaria
Robert Rackl wrote: I just downloaded Cygwin 1.7 Beta and installed it successfully. Now I would like to use it to establish a two-screen remote desktop connection to a remote computer with Win XP. Which package(s) do I need to install? Any other sage advice? How is this related to Cygwin? To e