RDP Again - What is the best choice for the situation...

[ahuman]

Hello, I've got something of a dilemma here. I'm trying to find the perfect RDP program I can for use on my Windows 98SE machine.

Here are some of the things I am looking for:

Very very fluid screen interaction - I'd like to be able to remotely play 3d games like Unreal Tournament if possible, or at least get somewhere very close to that point of speed. I realize that's a bit of a strech, but you get the idea, I'm looking for blazing seemless speed while keeping a high resolution and color depth. Bandwidth isn't an issue so much as I plan on using this in a LAN setup, but it would be nice if minimal bandwidth was used. Just as long as it's designed to give a seamless experience...

Obviously, it has to support Windows 98SE, as that is going to be the server.

Of course I'd like something that supports seamless sound and direct file transfer, though I'm already asking for a lot. At least sound is what I'm looking for, but again I'm in a beggers position.

It doesn't have to use RDP. I mean I don't care what protocol it uses, and remote access thru the Internet isn't a requirement, just on the LAN. Basically as long as I can use my computer without actually being at the keyboard, I'm interested.

Dun care if it supports Mac/Linux. Would be a good bonus if it did, but not nessecary, just Windows 98

Free would be a great bonus, but I'm willing to pay for it if need be. As long as it meets my requirements...


I'm using RealVNC right now, and as far as the program goes, it's unbelievably painless to use and install, but the interaction speed is really slow for me, and theres no sound. Which is too bad because otherwise I really like the simplicity. I tried using TurboVNC, but it seems to be a little buggy for me as the client screen wasn't updating automatically when I dialed in remotely on my LAN.


Anyone know of any software I should use? I've looked at Radmin 2.2 and LogMeIn, but I'm not sure if they would really fit the bill here. Radmin 3.1 seems to be what i'm looking for, as it claims to devlier 100s of screens per second, but it doesn't support Windows 98 (doh!) I also saw Virtual GL, but that seems to be co-dependant on another software program that I don't believe supports windows 98(argh!)

[TiG]

Ahuman,

I really think you are going to struggle to do this on such an old OS, i'm struggling to understand the requirements too, why do you want to do this anyway?,

TiG

[Zak33]

dilemma .... Windows 98SE machine. ...Very very fluid screen interaction - remotely play 3d games ....Unreal Tournament ....speed. .....I'm looking for blazing seemless speed ....high resolution .....it would be nice if minimal bandwidth .....seamless experience...support Windows 98SE, .......seamless sound and direct file transfer... asking for a lot.... a beggers position.
Free ..but I'm willing to pay for it if need be.

Hi ahuman. I only focused on those words and thought they'd make a good starting point.

Sadly...I can't help Sorry chap

[badass]

-snip-

Sorry but it looks like you are asking for a load of mutually exclusive things there

[Splash]

Agreed - RDP is not a protocol designed for playing games over, it's designed for remote administration and the like. It's not going to happen from what I can see.

Hell, I can't play twitcher games like UT very well when sitting at the screen, never mind when you add in the latency of a remote desktop

[Moby-Dick]

Its not going to happen.

[Zak33]

Its not going to happen.

didn't have one to hand....but glad you did

[Splash]

Can you say Fist Of Fun?

[ahuman]

Ahuman,

I really think you are going to struggle to do this on such an old OS, i'm struggling to understand the requirements too, why do you want to do this anyway?,

TiG

Heh heh, I'm a masochist. And besides, I still f***ing hate XP. Sure, 98 crashed like a mother f***er, but after a year of dealing with it, I learned how to repair it in almost any given situation. It was just a lot simpler for me to understand, and I got really good at working with it. Then came in XP, and sure, it's a lot nicer. But it was so complex, it's taken me 3 years to finally understand the inner workings and even then I'm still not so good at it...

So anyway, 98 is remarkable in a lot of ways and I'd like to keep using it as long as possible. I know, "remarkable" is a funny term to be using, but to think that most software is cross compatible between 98/xp (with minimal effort anyway, something most developers seem to not want to give for 98 compatability anymore) blows my mind.

At any rate, back to the topic - is there a Remote Control program that can fit what I'm looking for? The Remote Unreal Tournament was a bit of a joke, but basically my point is I'm trying to find something that is as seamless as possible(AT LEAST as good as Microsoft's RDP over a LAN). Radmin 3.0 seems to be what I'm looking for(of course I haven't used it but it sounds good), is there something similar to Radmin 3.0 that I can use? Does anyone know if TurboVNC is just as fast or what?

[ikonia]

fantastic uncalled for use of bad language on only your 3rd post.


Products that will allow you to play games over a remote desktop connection are not really viable.

If you disagree with the posts suggesting this, then make a list - install them and try them

[Moby-Dick]

I just don't think the underlying code in win98 is going to provide what you need.

I'd also like to gently remind you that we don't really care for swearing , starred out or not

personally I'm happy with logmein - its quick enough to do what I want. but then YMMV.

[aidanjt]

The only thing that was remarkable about Win9x is how bad it was and how long such a horrible OS design lasted. Anyway, to keep things simple, you wont be able to do 3d acceleration over a remote desktop link.

[funnelhead]

well i use

http://www.uvnc.com/

that will run on w98.....and has LAN speed settings.......and is free.....

....also it acts as an Unreal Botserver, a blind cat once told me


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[alsenior]

why do you hate xp it is one of microsofts most stable os's to date.

[Agent]

why do you hate xp it is one of microsofts most stable os's to date.

Maybe he hasn't used it since SP2? - Thats really when XP shined for me

[master811]

Yep there's pretty much no chance of playing any sort of 3D game simply because your GPU (on the host) will be not be used in the RDP (or other remote access) session, and without that there's not a hope in hell of it working.