Remote Desktop Web connection Setup and questions


Recommended Posts

Firefox does not accept the activex control. My setup is the following... I installed RD Web, but do not use IIS to serve the page (I like apache better) so i disabled IIS. You can always download the RD utility from MS website to connect using non xp machines. I personally prefer it over the web method.

  cswadner said:
Firefox does not accept the activex control.  My setup is the following... I installed RD Web, but do not use IIS to serve the page (I like apache better) so i disabled IIS.  You can always download the RD utility from MS website to connect using non xp machines.  I personally prefer it over the web method.

585958384[/snapback]

How'd you get it to work with Apache? It doesn't support ActiveX does it?

  OPaul said:
How'd you get it to work with Apache? It doesn't support ActiveX does it?

585958387[/snapback]

All I did was define a virtual directory to the tsweb folder. Apache must support it because IE will pick up on the ActiveX and install. Been able to DL the control and then use RD web on 5 machines this way.

  cswadner said:
All I did was define a virtual directory to the tsweb folder.  Apache must support it because IE will pick up on the ActiveX and install.  Been able to DL the control and then use RD web on 5 machines this way.

585958406[/snapback]

hmm.. that does sound interesting... I am gonna try this.

isnt the activex control just downloaded and executed by the client browser? meaning the webserver itself doesnt need to support activex because it handles it like a file. the activex control is executed from the client machine and runs just as if you were using the remote desktop application except in a browser window.

I think it is important to know that all the web client is is a n active X control that does less things than the actual TSclient. Included in that, you still must have direct access from the client to the host. The web server is not a TS proxy as many people seem to think it is.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Epic endless battle between Windows and Linux, as if it matters what OS the fella next door is running!
    • Microsoft 365 getting "major change" to how app updates will be released by Sayan Sen Microsoft tends to publish messages regarding upcoming Microsoft 365 app updates and changes on its Microsoft 365 admin center dashboard. Some of these posts are labelled as a "major change" as they require admin attention and monitoring to ensure smooth deployment of such changes, which can be new feature additions or removal of some. Communicating these early is crucial given that they can introduce bugs and issues, and sometimes they can be numerous as it happened with Outlook following a big Calendar upgrade. Microsoft recently announced changes to Teams-certified third-party app approvals. However, it may not be available to all licenses as initially announced. You can find the details in its dedicated article here. Another "major change" Microsoft has announced is about how the Microsoft 365 (M365) app update channels will function. For those who may not be familiar, the tech giant currently releases M365 app updates in four ways: Current channel, Monthly Enterprise channel, Semi-Annual Enterprise channel (preview), and Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel. Administrators, depending on how often and soon their organizations want the updates, can choose the servicing channel. However, Microsoft has announced today that it is deprecating the semi-annual preview channel and at the same time, reducing the support for the semi-annual channel from 14 months down to eight months. On the positive side, the company is extending the monthly channel servicing from one month to two. In an updated support document regarding this, Microsoft has outlined the changes. It writes: "Update Channel Changes Coming July 2025: Microsoft is making significant changes to update channels beginning July 2025: Monthly Enterprise Channel: Rollback support extended to 2 months (from 1 month) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview): Being deprecated - migrate devices immediately Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Support duration reduced to 8 months (from 14 months), shifting to focus on unattended devices" Some additional details regarding this have also been released. Below, Microsoft has explained why the Semi-Annual Channel is seeing the alteration. The company writes: You can find the updated support document here on Microsoft's official website. Details about the change have also been communicated to the M365 Admin Center via message ID MC1087098.
    • Polaroid went bankrupt due to poor sales after the rise in digital cameras and cheaper analogue alternatives. Now nearly everyone has a digital camera in their pocket , it's pointless. Nostalgia wont sell big numbers.
    • Vivaldi for me, I like the look of the interface across desktop and mobile apps, it just works.   I wouldn't touch Chrome with a barge pole now and don't like the look of Firefox.
    • Bill used "Windows Recall" and fed the same story to the media he done in 2008 when he stepped out of the daily grind at MS. He could have just searched on Google for what he said back then
  • Recent Achievements

    • Dedicated
      jbatch earned a badge
      Dedicated
    • Week One Done
      Leonard grant earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Month Later
      portacnb1 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      portacnb1 earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • First Post
      m10d earned a badge
      First Post
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      264
    2. 2
      snowy owl
      158
    3. 3
      +FloatingFatMan
      145
    4. 4
      ATLien_0
      140
    5. 5
      Xenon
      131
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!