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Microsoft Releases Beta 2 of RDC 2.0, adds NLA

Microsoft Releases Beta 2 of RDC 2.0, adds NLA

by , 2:05 PM EDT, October 30th, 2007

Microsoft has posted Beta 2 of its free Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client for Mac OS X. After round one, a number of important issues were addressed.

  • Multiple Sessions Improvement – Due to popular demand, the File menu has been redesigned to allow for the launch of multiple Remote Desktop Connection sessions from the menu.
  • File Based Connection Management – Remote Desktop Connection now manages all connection settings using connection files.
  • Vista Network Level Authentication - Network Level Authentication (NLA) is a new authentication method in Windows Vista that completes user authentication before users establish a full Remote Desktop Connection and the logon screen appears. This method offers security enhancements that can help to protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
  • Auto-Reconnect – Auto-reconnect allows the Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac to automatically reconnect to the Windows-based computer if the network connection to the remote session is broken.
  • Wide Screen Support – Remote Desktop Connection now supports screen sizes for wide-screen display.

Microsoft welcomes feedback at the RDC Connect site. The Beta 2 can be downloaded from Mactopia.

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Close Name:Tiger Posts: 1018 Joined: 17 Jun 2003
Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:46 pm Subject: This may sound silly

But haven't we been able to do this with Timbuktu for years? I've had Timbuktu for more than ten, didn't matter which platform as long as you had Timbuktu installed on the machines.

Just asking.


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Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:56 pm Subject:

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Tiger wrote:
But haven't we been able to do this with Timbuktu for years? I've had Timbuktu for more than ten, didn't matter which platform as long as you had Timbuktu installed on the machines.

Just asking.


You are right, but RDC is native to MS servers. So, you can just RDC to a Win Server, give a name/password and you are on. Also, XP and above can allow remote control as well, although it is cumbersome.

Timbutu requires an additional install and configuration, RDC does not.


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