Windows Remote Desktop Connection

bosmit1 · 02-26-2008, 05:08 AM

Question regarding security of this application.

I use my client laptop at home to access my office PC. When I leave the office, I logoff of my local network so that unauthorized users from home cannot access my work PC without my office logon info. However, if I was at the office (logged on and working) and a user from the client at home connected to RDC, will there be any indication on the host PC that a client has connected. Obviously I could tell if my mouse moved on it's own, but aside from that, how else could I tell?? I realize there may be settings I could change on the client to prevent this, but I am more interested in leaving things as is, and what the obvious indicators would be.

Thanks very much

johnwill · 02-26-2008, 11:13 AM

Yep, there sure would! Your machine would log out and you'd be looking at the login screen!

02-26-2008, 05:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
bosmit1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Windows Remote Desktop Connection Question regarding security of this application. I use my client laptop at home to access my office PC. When I leave the office, I logoff of my local network so that unauthorized users from home cannot access my work PC without my office logon info. However, if I was at the office (logged on and working) and a user from the client at home connected to RDC, will there be any indication on the host PC that a client has connected. Obviously I could tell if my mouse moved on it's own, but aside from that, how else could I tell?? I realize there may be settings I could change on the client to prevent this, but I am more interested in leaving things as is, and what the obvious indicators would be. Thanks very much

02-26-2008, 11:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,754 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Windows Remote Desktop Connection Yep, there sure would! Your machine would log out and you'd be looking at the login screen! __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience