RDP (Remote Desktop Connection)

SoundFX · #1 (**permalink**) 01-25-2009, 11:36 PM

I have a Treo 800W - with Win Mobile 6.1 - Service with Sprint PCS
There is no RDP client in this version WinMobile 6.1

My quest is to find an RDP client app to install on my phone so I can log on to multiple servers (through a DNS name or through a WAN IP address.

I searched the Treo 800W posts but did not find a discussion about this feature.

This is my first post - I have read a lot of the existing posts already. Great site. I still have to learn how to install apps on my phone (I have only owned it about 2 weeks).

SkipJack · #2 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 12:40 AM

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This is my first post - I have read a lot of the existing posts already. Great site. I still have to learn how to install apps on my phone (I have only owned it about 2 weeks).

Real easy. Just download the .CAB file, find it using the file explorer and select it for installation.

As far as an RDP app, I haven't heard of one through this site, but there is a nice one you can find here http://palm-treo-800w.handster.com/software.php?id=1192&for=Palm+Treo+800w It is 40 bucks, but it works. If anyone can find a free one, please post.

**lawmangrant** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 03:43 AM

Ever thought about trying the free logmein.com

IMO, it works wayyyyyyyyyy better than RDP ever did!

SkipJack · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 10:52 AM

You mean the free TRIAL? I can't find a free full version. If there is one, please let me know.

**lawmangrant** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SkipJack

You mean the free TRIAL? I can't find a free full version. If there is one, please let me know.

Logmein has a free service too....
It's there....That's what I use.

The paid trial adds more features, but I just want the ability to log into my desktop.

SkipJack · #6 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 11:09 AM

I found it. Leave it to me to not see the large button in the middle of the homepage.

**lawmangrant** · #7 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SkipJack

I found it. Leave it to me to not see the large button in the middle of the homepage.

That's too funny!

When setting it up, just remember, your computer has to have a username and password too...

SkipJack · #8 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 11:33 AM

Works great man! Thanks a bunch!

SoundFX · #9 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 10:38 PM

Thanks to lawmangrant for the comments about logmein - I have used this software, and it is quite easy to use.

Thanks to SkipJack for the link to the RDM+ software from Handster.com - I tend to favor this software over logmein, because I support about 30 servers through the Remote Desktop Protocol. They are already setup in the routers to forward port 3389 to the server, and already setup with dynamic DNS names through DynDNS. So the $40 is an easy cash outlay to not have to reprogram all servers for logmein.

As a final note, I do not understand why Windows Mobile 6.1 would strip this app out of their Mobile OS, or not make it freely available like it is on any other OS offered by Microsoft (even all the way back to Windows 9

. I will continue to look for a free RDP client, but proably lay out the cash for RDM+ if I do not have any luck with free.
SoundFX

SoundFX · #10 (**permalink**) 01-27-2009, 01:16 AM

Ok - I searched Google for "Remote Desktop on Windows Mobile 6.1", and I found a file - WM6RDP.cab - at this location: http://andrewblock.net/?p=85 . I figured out how to copy it to my 800W Temp folder. After installing and launching it, I have a working "Remote Desktop Connection" - it is not the easiest to navigate the big screen from my Treo, but it works! And it was FREE... I am really psyched! Thanks for your encouragement. This site rocks...