Last week I mentioned the nifty ability of Remote Desktop to connect to the console on Windows 2003 servers. As part of that, I mentioned the command line option and a Vista gadget.
The neighbor and I were chatting earlier this week. Knowing that he spends a lot of time connecting to remote servers, I attempted to share my newly re-found knowledge with him. Not only did he already know about this, but he pointed me to a Remote Desktop client that I’d never heard of: Royal TS.
The code4ward folks say it best:
Royal TS allows you to organize and manage multiple remote desktop connections. Connect to any machine where terminal services are enabled. Organize connections in custom categories for quick access. Connect directly to the console session and find out who else is connected to the machine.
I have all my servers configured in it to run the “embedded mode.” There’s a tool bar along the left listing the servers and their respective sessions show up in the large attached window.
Each connection can be configured to optionally connect to the console. Or, you can just right-click on the connection and choose console from there if you don’t wish to always be on the console.
Connections can also optional have username / password / domain info saved as well. The password is encrypted in the saved settings file, but I’m not quite progressive enough to go that route.
Using “Smart Size Mode”, the session is sized to match whatever the Royal TS window is sized at. One of my favorite features, that is.
Free and definitely worth a look if you manage more than one remote windows system. Grab it just to see their application icon… Source code is available too, if you want a closer look.
I’ve only been using it for a couple days and it’s on the fast-track for my “must install” list.
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You are SO showing off with that picture that fades to the background.
I wish!
I err… “borrowed” it from the Royal TS site.
[...] summer I discovered Royal TS, a slick utility to manage multiple Remote Desktop connections to multiple machines. Ever [...]
Royal TS is not free, nor does it have source code for download anymore. There is a “free” version that only support “documents” with max 10 connections since version 1.6.X something something.
Oooh, that’s sad.
I’ve been using mRemote for the past year or so but keeping a nervous eye on their latest partnership as well.