Terminal Services
Remote computer requires authentication be enabled to connect
The customer is trying to make a terminal server webapp and when they connect terminal server gives the message : The remote computer requires that authentication is enabled to connect. Remote computer: xxxx.xxxx.xxx The connection cannot proceed ...
Information on Terminal Server Policies
Where can I find some information on Terminal Server Policies? http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/articles-tutorials/terminal-services/general/managing-terminal-services-group-policy.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231287 ...
RDP Key mappings
What are the common key mappings for Microsoft RDP? This information comes from : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457106.aspx and http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000570.html Not all the windows shortcut keys work as you ...
Launching multiple applications using wnSSOclient
A user launches a MS Word RDP webApp that uses the wnSSOclient and then closes that terminal server window incorrectly. The user then launches a MS Excel RDP webApp which also uses wnSSOclient, the previous winword session comes back up. Customer ...
Launch Internet Explorer and wait
When I launch Internet Explorer as a Terminal Server published app, sometimes it thinks that it has closed down and logs me off automatically. The wnssoclient can take care of this. Set your start program for iexplore.exe Pass in the URL you want ...
Launching an application from Terminal Server 2008
When launching an application from Terminal Server 2008 do I need to specify the full path to the .exe on the webapplication object? With 2008 and published apps you can now specify the published application name inside webnetwork. Previously you ...
Accessing redirected Terminal Server drives
How can I access redirected drives that are done via the RDP drive redirection options? These drives typically show up in the windows gui as C on <your - client - name> , but to reference them for working directories or files you can use : ...
msgbox utility
I need to display a msgbox prior to launching an application on terminal services how can I do this? The program msgbox on the stoneware utilities download page can accomplish this. The parameters are : MSGBOX release 1.3 - Prompt for an answer and ...
Remote Desktop Connection Broker
Issue: Does Unified Workspace work with Remote Desktop Connection Broker? Solution: Unified Workspace does not currently work with Remote Desktop Connection Broker. Here is a URL on how a Remote Desktop Connection Broker works: ...
Unable to connect to 2008 server with RDP and launch application
With Windows server 2003 I was able to make a RDP connection and launch a "published" program upon connection rather than bring up a desktop. Why does this not work with Server 2008? On Windows Server 2003 Microsoft allowed using the built in 2 ...
Always prompt to login to Terminal Server
When we are trying to SSO to a MS Terminal Server and it always asks for a password. This issue appears to occurs if you have defined the "Always prompt client for password upon connection" via the Group Policy Object Editor. This setting is located ...
Slow closing application
Customer says that when they run a published application and then close the application it takes a long time to close the application. This can come from printer or profile issues logging into ms terminal server. The following url gives information ...
Slow logins to Terminal Server
Customer Asked : When logging into a box with Windows 2003 R2 through Terminal Services, every time you log in it says "Applying Personal Settings" and takes a long time to do it. Previously it did it the first time and not subsequent. Is there any ...
RDP not connecting
A customer reported that they have several users who can’t use RDP through the portal. It sits there with a white screen while connecting and then finally gives an error connecting to 127.0.0.5 HF2 makes some changes to allow XP home and XP Pro and ...
FAQ for Terminal Services
Where can I find information for Microsoft Terminal Services? Microsoft URL : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/en-us/terminal/terminal_faq.mspx
Parameters for webRDP
What are the options for webRDP java client when used inside webNetwork for terminal services connections? colordepth 8 (hundreds of colors) 16 (thousands of colors) 24 (24 bit color) 32 (millions of colors) screenheight screenwidth keepalive
How to clean up profiles on Terminal Server
We use a Microsoft terminal server to host some applications that we launch via webNetwork, but we are running out of space on the terminal server because of the users profiles. How can we clean these up? This problem can happen even if you do not ...
Using Terminal Server Proxy webapps with Round Robin DNS
My Terminal Server Proxy webapp does not always connect to my backend server, when using the Round Robin DNS name. If we go directly to one of the relays, we can connect 100% of the time. Assign individual DNS names to your relay IP addresses. ...
Terminal Server Internal error has occurred
When launching a Terminal Server webapp, the customer is getting a small pop-up window that says "An internal error has occurred". This message can indicate a licensing issue with the Terminal Servers. It can indicate that the Licensing Server is ...
SSLVPN Terminal Server webapps through Safari on Mac with Java 1.7 not connecting
Customer is trying to launch a SSLVPN Terminal Server webapp using Safari on their Mac. The are receiving the following error: "Received and error connecting to 127.0.0.1" Webapp connects fine using Firefox. Customer is using the latest version of ...
Performance issues with webRDP clients accessing Flash content
Are there performance issues with using a Terminal Server webapp to access a Flash based content? We've found the graphics refreshing with the Flash content is not smooth when using the web based clients. webRDP HTML5 and webRDP Java clients are the ...
The Terminal Server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections
Customer is getting the message: The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections. This is from your Microsoft Terminal Server / RDS Server and not from webNetwork. However, some things that you can check. You can get this ...
How many RDP sessions without Terminal Server/RDS license?
How many users can I RDP into a windows server without having to purchase RDS/Terminal Server licenses? Microsoft limits it to 2. If you need to allow 2 connections from the same user you will need to change the configuration. You can configure the ...
RDP Freezing
Customer report that RDP connections are freezing. Customer says that the only things that has changed are Microsoft Updates and webnetwork updates. Customer noticed the following in the java console: Exception in ToClientThread.run: ...
Terminal Server 2000 information
Windows 2000 terminal server settings From Microsoft site : http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:OPeT_a8tzEEJ:www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/win2kts/maintain/optimize/secw2kts.mspx+terminal+server+active+session+limit&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 ...
Terminal Server 2003 configuration
Here is a URL to many of the 2003 terminal server settings. http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/67beebe9-c475-408f-b9d9-ba38e09fbcfa1033.mspx?mfr=true
Terminal Server sizing
Are there recommendations for Terminal Server sizing? Terminal server sizing is one of those loaded questions and typically gets the answer of "it depends" There are many factors in sizing a Microsoft terminal server. A quick Google search and you ...
How to SSO into Microsoft MSTSC Native Client
A few years ago Microsoft changed the RDP client to not allow that native client ( mstsc.exe ) to accept command line parameters for authentication along with removing the same feature from the saved .RDP file. This means that when you use the native ...
Launching TS webapp brings up webRDP configuration screen
This is caused by many ad blockers or identity protection plugin / extensions. Ad Blocker and Norton identity protection are two such products. Both of these inspect and change HTML to try to remove ads from the page. Doing this messes up the HTML ...
OEM Splash logo does not display
Customer says that OEM logo replacing is not working properly in webRDP 1.0.8.16 From the webRDP manual, to replace the splash screen you first need to have an OEM license. Next, the following is needed : Your banner must be in JPG format Your ...
Installing Safari 5.1 on OSX breaks webRDP keyboard / drag and drop in File Services / Java Applets
As of 9-26-2012, Oracle has taken over the development of Java for Apple. They have released Java 1.7 Update 7 and this fixes the Keyboard issue along with the Drag and Drog issues in File Services. However be aware that installing this means that ...
What information is needed when reporting webRDP issues?
OS / version Java Version Version of webRDP Browser/version (if launching in a browser) Copy of the text in the Java console How is webRDP being launched ( command line, html page- include html)
How to test Citrix published application thru telnet.
This is because of the way a proxy works. To do the same test to citrix do the following. Login to the portal so you are authenticated and the Launch on Start activates the port you configured for http proxy to citrix. Go to a telnet program and ...
Common RDP Parameters
The following are common RDP parameters for various RDP clients running through Unified Workspace. Windows ActiveX Client: AdvancedSettings2.PerformanceFlags will turn off certain features to improve performance. For instance, a value of: 1 - Disable ...
Errors connecting to RDP device.
This means that the user's machine is unable to connect to the backend server. This can happen for a variety of reasons Some things to check: 1) Make sure your workstation is fully patched. Example: SP3 for Windows XP a) The updated RDP 6 from ...
Test ActiveX / RDP outside of webNetwork.
How can I test an ActiveX connection outside the portal? Sometimes you may need to verify that a terminal server application works when Stoneware webNetwork is not involved. This can be done using the full-fat client (mstsc.exe) or the activeX ...
Launch and wait for multiple apps on Terminal Server
How can I launch more than one application on a remote TS server and wait until they all exit before logging out of TS session ? To keep things running a new scripting command called "alsowaiton" was added. You just pass in the name of another ...
What is needed to setup the remote desktop feature?
Issue The administrator would like to allow users to remotely connect to their workstations through Unified Workspace. Solution Give users access to the PersonalRDP or PersonalVNC links. Next have the user login and click on Personal RDP or Personal ...
webRDP HTML5 Client use LongPolling instead of webSockets
The webRDP HTML5 Client uses the webSocket protocol to provide efficient communication between the client workstation and the webNetwork server. There are some instances where webSocket cannot be used due to the webNetwork relay being placed behind ...
Input Language of Terminal Server Client Does Not Match That of Terminal Server Session
We found in testing that connections which load a RemoteApp (like Notepad.exe) connect by default using the English (US) language. According to Microsoft, the reason it happens is that connections are failing to map the input-language settings ...