Networking Kills RDC

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by DerekS, Sep 25, 2006.

  1. DerekS

    DerekS Member

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    I am using the Microsoft RDC client to communicate with a PC on my network.

    A problem I've noticed is that if I run Parallels (XP SP2) it kills my RDC connection. I have confirmed there are no IP or MAC address conflicts.

    I want desperately to dump this PC (and RDC) entirely, but until Parallels works 100%, I can't. And right now the networking is too flaky to use; I can't copy large files over the network, do large downloads, etc.
     
  2. unused_user_name

    unused_user_name Pro

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    Have you tried using VNC to the remote Windows box? It does the same thing as MS Remote Desktop.

    Mac VNC Client
    Windows VNC Server

    It is not a real fix but it might help.
     
  3. russv

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  4. DerekS

    DerekS Member

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    Sorry guys, I should have given more detail...

    I am running RDC on the Mac, and a Parallels session of XP SP2. The RDC on the Mac is what loses connection.
     
  5. DerekS

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    Another update...looks like it kills more than just RDC, it kills (or at least temporarily interrupts) networking on the Mac in general.

    I lose my IRC and MSN Messenger connections when I try to do a large download on the VM...and the download chokes as well.

    Am I really the only one getting this? I get it consistently.
     
  6. bigbod

    bigbod Junior Member

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    Can you run RDC under Parallels instead?

    This is what I do, and it works a treat (and as a bonus the Windows RDC client is way superior to the Mac client - it supports multiple running clients and large resolutions).

    Cheers
    Rod
     
  7. JohnO

    JohnO Junior Member

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    Derek -- are you initiatng a VPN connection on either the Mac or Parallels side when you experience this problem?
     
  8. Fred

    Fred Junior Member

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    If you want multple RDC sessions on the Mac side try RDC Menu: http://www.xutils.com/rdcmenu/

    I haven't seen any limitations on the resolutions supported by RDC but I only have 1600x1200 monitors. Full screen works happily.
     
  9. DerekS

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    I figured out the problem. I am using a wireless ethernet bridge plugged into the ethernet port. Once I read up about how bridged ethernet works (by spoofing packets) I switched to host-only with internet sharing enabled on the Mac and now it works!

    I can't browse to other machines on my network, but that's probably not a bad thing, all told, for security reasons.
     
  10. jjeffers

    jjeffers Bit poster

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    I wanted to second this recommendation. I do a lot of Windows administration from my Mac, and this utility is indispensable.
     
  11. bigbod

    bigbod Junior Member

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    Do you know if RDC Menu supports mapping of local disk drive resources when connecting to the remote computer?

    It is does, I'll be very tempted to give it a try...

    Cheers
    Rod
     
  12. MatthewR

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    No magic like that, RDCmenu merely launches multiple copies of the RDC client. It doesn't go do any special magic to fix the client.

    If you want more, check out rdesktop. Its an open RDP client (RDP is the protocol under RDC). It is in darwin ports and requires X11 to run. You can map all sorts of stuff, though I've never tried the mapping, just seen the options. Bonus is you can configure all theoptions from the command line when launching so you can make script to open a group of connections that you commonly use.
     

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