The network link between your server and you, whether it\u2019s ADSL broadband or a network cable, handles minimal traffic and your computer does very little work. So an old Pentium 4 at 2.4 GHz with 256M RAM running the Remote Desktop Client(RDC) gives Windows 7 environment (with a Windows 2008R2 terminal server) as well as a modern machine.<\/p>\n Not only that but you can run your Windows session on a Linux machine, an Apple or a smartphone. You can now do it through your web-browser too – and unlike programs like GoToMyPC or LogMeIn (which use remote control) you don’t tie up an office workstation.<\/p>\n This gives extra life to old kit and centralized management of \u00a0desktop applications. And even though the server is where your computer session is actually going on you still have access to \u00a0local printers and disc drives within the session.<\/p>\n We have helped \u00a0a number of voluntary groups to run old computers using RDC on the local<\/em> network in order to eke a little more life out of them. After all, they were once somebody’s pride and joy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the great saving graces of Windows server is the way it can act as a Terminal Server (now renamed the Remote Desktop Server). In the voluntary sector it can be a great saviour, not just because it allows people to access their workplace desktop at home or in the field but because it … Continue reading Remote Desktop Servers in Windows<\/span> ![\"graphic](\"http:\/\/18.133.192.31\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/ts1.jpg\" "\\"ts\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>Terminal Services (TS) is a form of \u2018thin client\u2019 technology. Instead of the computing that you do being done by your machine, it is done at the Server. Simply put, your machine sends data from its keyboard strokes and mouse movements to the server \u2013 which computes them as if it were your machine<\/em> \u2013 and sends the results back to you as changes to your monitor screen.<\/p>\n