How to fetch remote session’s information on a terminal server First a confession, i did not plan to start my first posts writing about TCP,Terminal Servers and their likes, but once i begun, i realized there is so much information i gathered that i just must share. In this post i will show how to fetch additional information about the session the current process is running under in a terminal server. It is mainly based upon a previous post “ Using terminal services API to determine if the application...
Using terminal services API to determine if the application is being run remotely Imagine you have a client application that may be executed remotely or locally at the user’s computer. For most times, you will need to know whether the instance of the application is being run directly on a user’s desktop or from a remote client machine. You will need to be aware of this for several reasons, some of them were mentioned in my previous post Development considerations taken when installing client application...
Development considerations taken when installing client application on a terminal server Installing client applications on terminal server has become more and more common for a few years now. It holds many benefits including: Cutting down hardware costs (less hardware needed). Only one installation is needed for numerous clients (the number of clients that can run on a terminal server is subject to the client’s resources consumption). Better application maintenance. and many more… When installing...