I am a network administrator for a IT company and am looking for a good RDP client for my Xoom. I am trying to use both 2X which is a free RDP client and the free version of Wyse Pocketcloud. I dont mind paying for a good RDP client but I dont want to pay for something and then find out that its not for me.
I mostly use RDP to remote into our servers but occasionally the thought has came across my mind on how cool it would be to also be able to run use the Citrix Xenserver and our VMware View clients from the tablet.
I have been reluctant to dive into a decent RDP client because of the Xooms server certificate problems.
I would love to be able to Manage our VM's from the xoom but VMware hasnt came out with a app for android yet. Kinda a bummer... The Ipad app for managing vm's is awesome. Just wish companies would support android more.
Now that I am done with that small rant. What are yours guy's thoughts?
Team Viewer is a good solution for me. I prefer it above LogMeIn Ignition. You can actually control the mouse function instead of having a stationary mouse and you just move the screen into position to get in place to click the mouse.
Wyse is amazing and simple on the xoom ... worked well on nexus one and atrix as well.
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has anyone here tried 2x? I guess what I liked about them is that it automaticly adjusts the resolution to the xoom.
I know you can change the resolution on wyse but anything more than 800x600 you end up having to scroll around. Even on the xoom.
I use pocket cloud and LOVE it works great
Pocketcloud is the way to go. Great thing is, it does vmware view and vnc as well.
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ml3000 said:
has anyone here tried 2x? I guess what I liked about them is that it automaticly adjusts the resolution to the xoom.
I know you can change the resolution on wyse but anything more than 800x600 you end up having to scroll around. Even on the xoom.
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I have to guess that you are using the free version because the paid app is more flexible and I get full screen.
I use pocketcloud for remote access. We also purchased a site license for vnc which isn't cheap and I use vnc to control any of the 172 computers throughout my sites. I remember the days of idokorro and still use it to manage my servers can manipulate active directory and god knows how many other options from my xoom. Reminds me of NCIS Los Angeles when the guy carries around the tablet to retrieve information. Wish my company would have bought it for me though.
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Pocketcloud updated tonight and is now honeycomb enabled. Its perfect now, fits the full screen perfectly at 1280 x 752.
Bit dear but loving remote desktop client by xtralogic
Now just need to get vpn working with ftmg!
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is PocketCloud free version not available anymore?
Xtralogic was my choice in the end, works very nicely.
iTap, best gestures.
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Does anyone know if there is an app to work with LogMeIn.com so a way to get this service to work on android?
I know there is an iphone app for the service and it hardly seems right they get it and we don't eh.
VNC + open up a hole in your router is probably somewhat safer than tunneling your VNC traffic through a 3rd party like LogMeIn or Hamachi.
VNC is great for Mac and Linux remote viewing, but I'd really like to see an RDP client made for Android. I'd pay a decent amount of money to get one too! RDP is actually usable over EDGE whereas VNC is very much not.
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Only thing is, is that it is not free
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LogMeIn is free... been using the free version for years. I'd love an app for my G1... I'm about to try the VNC program, but I'm pretty sure it won't be as simple as using LogMeIn...
Since this is one of the ones demoed and it's listed as a featured tablet app under the productivity section in the Market, I figured it was fine for honeycomb. Nope. Tried it and got my refund within the 15 min mark. Then sent an email to Logmein customer support.
Here's what they said:
"We are currently working diligently to make LogMeIn Ignition compatible with the most recent version of Android OS (Honeycomb). Please continue to check the Android Marketplace for application updates as the next update will provide full support for it."
Have you tried wyse pocketcloud?
probably it will be available in few days.
Not sure if logmein updated app or OTA update fixed.. But Logmein android app is working on Xoom now
bignadad said:
Not sure if logmein updated app or OTA update fixed.. But Logmein android app is working on Xoom now
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That's exactly what I was gonna say....I love it.
still can't get it working on mine. Computer always boots me to the log in screen. Any special settings that I'm missing?
Doesn't work for me either. I NEED THIS APP so badly.
i have been using the standard android app since i got the xoom a couple weeks ago...works fine
Morkai Almandragon said:
Have you tried wyse pocketcloud?
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I have found pocketcloud to work great on the xoom. Plus its free. Just use tiny vnc on your computer its free and open source as well.
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Im not exactly sure what made it start working for me...
I had tried many times when i first got the device, but since then i have done the following...
updated OTA update
rooted
installed busybox
using logmein ignition verision 1.2.164
hope this helps... its working great for me know... SO MUCH BETTER THAN USING ON 4.3 DX SCREEN!!
logmein ignition now has a update in market for xoom compatibility
I can see myself fooling people I have a portable touchscreen windows 7
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TeamViewer
honestly, team viewer is a much better app. i used logmein for about 18 months, including both ipod touch and android versions as well.
i made the full switch to team viewer a few months ago. hard to describe why its better, it just is. I have had the same feedback from 2 die hard logmein friends as well. teamviewer is better, and the mobile app kills ignition. On top of that, they dont charge you for personal accounts, only commercial accounts do. apk is free as well.
now for the xoom, the only drawback (if you want to call it that) is that the log in makes you go portrait, but after that it almost feels like it was made for a tablet. an update would be nice, but not necessary in the slightest to get it working flawlessly.
I would be lost without a rdp client. i use it for both work and home. i use it more than i bet, most people on xda and more than anyone i know.
how could you go wrong? give it a whirl and you will not be sorry.
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honestly, team viewer is a much better app. i used logmein for about 18 months, including both ipod touch and android versions as well.
i made the full switch to team viewer a few months ago. hard to describe why its better, it just is. I have had the same feedback from 2 die hard logmein friends as well. teamviewer is better, and the mobile app kills ignition. On top of that, they dont charge you for personal accounts, only commercial accounts do. apk is free as well.
now for the xoom, the only drawback (if you want to call it that) is that the log in makes you go portrait, but after that it almost feels like it was made for a tablet. an update would be nice, but not necessary in the slightest to get it working flawlessly.
I would be lost without a rdp client. i use it for both work and home. i use it more than i bet, most people on xda and more than anyone i know.
how could you go wrong? give it a whirl and you will not be sorry.
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I can't find team viewer in the market....link?
ghoticov said:
I can't find team viewer in the market....link?
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Looks like you can sideload it directly from the website:
http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/mobile.aspx
Definitely interested in giving this a try. Was not happy with the $5 Splashtop Remote, and was considering dropping the $30 for LogMeIn.
Perhaps the OP should update the title of the thread to indicate that the app is worth trying now?
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Looks like you can sideload it directly from the website:
http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/mobile.aspx
Definitely interested in giving this a try. Was not happy with the $5 Splashtop Remote, and was considering dropping the $30 for LogMeIn.
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Pocketcloud worked well for me and it was free. Although, I decided to pay the $14.99 in order to access more than one computer. But it is free to access one ... as long as you can put up with the small ad, which was no big deal to me.
im having a hard time finding a good processing app @[email protected]
What about Google Docs? Does it work in Android browser or Dolphin? It's quite good.
There's going to be QuickOffice Pro HD for Honeycomb coming out soon.
And if you subscribe with your email, there's going to be 30% discount when you purchase it.
http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_connect_suite_android_hd/
MS Office Live
Has anyone tried MS office for web? It runs very good in chorme on desktop, waiting for my wifi xoom to see how it works in honeycomb browser
Search office live in google to find it i cant post outside links yet
I have paid for Documents to Go and Picsel Smart Office. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. I like Picsel because it is the only app so far that displays graphics correctly but track changes are not available until the next big release (they have a good customer support). D2G has the track changes but lacks a lot of correct rendering and PPT support is atrocious. I'm sure in the next 2-3 months we'll have a decent selection to choose from!
Both Office Live and Google Docs are too heavy for the Xoom browsers, which is to be expected, they are not exactly optimized for our screen size and lack of desktop horsepower.
They both run, but are very clunky.
I tried ThinkOffice, no go - FC off the bat.
OfficeSuite Pro trial seems to loose the document as you type, then goes into a "Recover your doc screen" - I couldn't even get a paragraph in with this.
I'm open to suggestions here, I really need a solid Doc/XLS app that won't have issues that hinder it - I don't need full fledge office or anything, but I do need something that will let me View/Edit and finding one that does bullet points would be freakin sweet.
I don't need anything for graphics really, I just really need to read pdf and word docs and be able to edit all of them
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niiza said:
I don't need anything for graphics really, I just really need to read pdf and word docs and be able to edit all of them
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Then Documents to Go and Picsel Smart Office should work for you! But only the paid version allows to edit
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Both Office Live and Google Docs are too heavy for the Xoom browsers, which is to be expected, they are not exactly optimized for our screen size and lack of desktop horsepower.
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What do you mean? I use them on my home computer in the same resolution in a browser that scores less in SunSpider than the Xoom stock browser. Is it because of touch? How would it work with keyboard and mouse (or touchpad)? Have anyone tried?
I purchased the Quick Office HD and I have to say I am really impressed so far!
Works great on my Xoom.
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I purchased the Quick Office HD and I have to say I am really impressed so far!
Works great on my Xoom.
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I cannot say that I am impressed with any of the currently available apps. Check out my comparison of Quick Office, Picsel SmartOffice and Documents to Go!
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What do you mean? I use them on my home computer in the same resolution in a browser that scores less in SunSpider than the Xoom stock browser. Is it because of touch? How would it work with keyboard and mouse (or touchpad)? Have anyone tried?
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Try them, you can tell that the browsers struggles. More the office live than Google docs, but even with google docs there are things that you just have to have a mouse for. Sadly there is not yet an HTML standard for touch input as a replacement for mouse events. Especially with things like Hover, Drag, and Drop.
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I think that the office apps that are available in the market are more than adequate for some light editing and productivity on the go. Its not necessary for these apps to have full compatibility with desktop versions imho. Being far too critical really.
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I have been using quickoffice HD. So far its pretty good. I also have docs to go, whichnis good but the file browsing is better in quickoffice.
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Accophox said:
I think that the office apps that are available in the market are more than adequate for some light editing and productivity on the go. Its not necessary for these apps to have full compatibility with desktop versions imho. Being far too critical really.
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Sure, I can also use my phone for typing but what I need a tablet to do is to recognize basic fonts, comments, and paragraph formatting. I don't think we're expecting too much. If I want a text editor that's different but if you claim to have a "professional" office suite and can't even display the symbol font then something's not right. But I'm glad it works for you!
i also ordered quick office HD and I mainly use powerpoint but quick office keeps auto advancing the slides. I don't want to have to keep pressing the pause button every time I manually advance the slides. Does anyone know how to turn off the auto advancing so that I can just manually advance the slides when I want to?
I have Quickoffice Pro HD. Not too impressed with it. I'm a college student so I bought my Xoom for notetaking in my classes (and because I am an Android freak). It works well enough for notes, but not as I would like it to. Formatting is very weird, and the worst part is no auto correct or spell check. If I am going to type fast and efficiently, I can't be going back every five seconds to touch the screen and change a letter. Very frustrating.
I'm hoping the office tech catches up with tablets soon. Don't really understand why I can't just have the same text functionality in my word processing app that I do in my Gmail or text messages.
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I have Quickoffice Pro HD. Not too impressed with it. I'm a college student so I bought my Xoom for notetaking in my classes (and because I am an Android freak). It works well enough for notes, but not as I would like it to. Formatting is very weird, and the worst part is no auto correct or spell check. If I am going to type fast and efficiently, I can't be going back every five seconds to touch the screen and change a letter. Very frustrating.
I'm hoping the office tech catches up with tablets soon. Don't really understand why I can't just have the same text functionality in my word processing app that I do in my Gmail or text messages.
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My auto correct works in quick office hd.
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Isn't autocorrect also a feature of the keyboard that you use? I have to admit that none of the keyboards I tried so far has as good an autocorrect as my iPhone :-(
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can anyone please recommend me a vnc client that supports xoom?
thanks in advance.
fondoo said:
can anyone please recommend me a vnc client that supports xoom?
thanks in advance.
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Wyse Pocket Cloud - $14.99 worth every dime.
android VNC for VNC
remote desktop for RDP
cwizardtx said:
Wyse Pocket Cloud - $14.99 worth every dime.
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the free version is very nice too.
cwizardtx said:
Wyse Pocket Cloud - $14.99 worth every dime.
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im really loving wyse pocket cloud. gonna buy it. thanks!
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im really loving wyse pocket cloud. gonna buy it. thanks!
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You're welcome, where's my commission dang.
wyse pocket cloud has got to be the best... you will not regret buying it... just makes life more fun
One more vote for PocketCloud. Teamed with a BT mouse and kb- a sweet combination
Splashtop remote
Just wanted to say I've tried out splashtop, and found it better for my usage.
It's not the usual vnc-kind of thing, but instead streaming video of your desktop instantly. It works great. I tried the trial first.
Pro:
-feels like realtime streaming of video and or audio from the remote machine. I can play videos and spotify. Framerate is in the 25-30 area i guess. Feels really smooth and not choppy like most VNC stuff.
Minus:
-Don't quite know.. depends what your use is.
-Can't connect to standard vnc or rdp server of course...
I haven't checked out all the features yet, but it's kind of limited when it comes to resolution. Runs on 1024x768 by default and switches your remote screen to that res when you connect. Didn't bother me as much after actually using it a bit. Would probably not be possible to video/audio stream my 1920x1200 desktop anyways
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frigorific said:
Just wanted to say I've tried out splashtop, and found it better for my usage.
It's not the usual vnc-kind of thing, but instead streaming video of your desktop instantly. It works great. I tried the trial first.
Pro:
-feels like realtime streaming of video and or audio from the remote machine. I can play videos and spotify. Framerate is in the 25-30 area i guess. Feels really smooth and not choppy like most VNC stuff.
Minus:
-Don't quite know.. depends what your use is.
-Can't connect to standard vnc or rdp server of course...
I haven't checked out all the features yet, but it's kind of limited when it comes to resolution. Runs on 1024x768 by default and switches your remote screen to that res when you connect. Didn't bother me as much after actually using it a bit. Would probably not be possible to video/audio stream my 1920x1200 desktop anyways
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I bought and use Splash Top also.
The only cons are that you have to manipulate your speaker setup before/after using it if you have anything other than a standard 2 peice speaker setup. I have a 5.1 speaker setup and in order for me to pipe sound I have to change it beforehand. Additionally the nonstandard-to-the-Xoom resolution is annoying. Splashtop support says that 1280x752 is coming though, which will make it a very nice alternative to Pocket Cloud when you want to stream video/audo/games.
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I bought and use Splash Top also.
The only cons are that you have to manipulate your speaker setup before/after using it if you have anything other than a standard 2 peice speaker setup. I have a 5.1 speaker setup and in order for me to pipe sound I have to change it beforehand. Additionally the nonstandard-to-the-Xoom resolution is annoying. Splashtop support says that 1280x752 is coming though, which will make it a very nice alternative to Pocket Cloud when you want to stream video/audo/games.
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I've also bought SplashTop... but for me, the REALLY annoys me is the resolution change in my Desktop... it messes with the size of all my windows (not to include position)... I don't mind it a little less responsible (in this area, it actually is very responsive), if it don't mess with my 1080p desktop...
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Wyse Pocket Cloud - $14.99 worth every dime.
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I used Wyse but I think Real VNC is better based on hours and hours of use.
Real VNC is much faster.
Can anybody tell me specifically why Wyse is better? Like what features?
Lolento said:
I used Wyse but I think Real VNC is better based on hours and hours of use.
Real VNC is much faster.
Can anybody tell me specifically why Wyse is better? Like what features?
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It's probably related to its interface and the circular mouse widget with accessible features.
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It's probably related to its interface and the circular mouse widget with accessible features.
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I find the mouse widget thing made Wyse harder to use.
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I find the mouse widget thing made Wyse harder to use.
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in a tablet, with no menu hardware key, I find it actually very smart. (Also, usually you can disable it too IIRC)
Anyone got or been using an app for Win Server 2008 R2 and Hyper V Server sp1?
Looking for control and full function on vm server's (SQL and exchange 2010) as well as VDI's. Thoughts and personnal recommendations greatly received.
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I have been using Real VNC on my xoom to connect to our 2008 R2 server and exchange 2010. Works great, offers full control, much better than Windows RDP, Not sure about your hyper V, but logically i cannot see why that would not work either. From memory vnc port is 5900.
Also works great on my HTC Sensation. (albeit a tad small screen, but helpful when i need to fix something at a pinch when no xoom available)
Try this http://www.realvnc.com/index.html
Thanks I'll give it a look over.
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stevejau said:
Real VNC...much better than Windows RDP
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How is it much better?
SlCKB0Y said:
How is it much better?
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Because you have to install a 3rd party application/service on a production server which won't be updated by your WSUS server automatically.
As for Hyper-V clients (or ESX/vSphere clients), I've not found any for Android yet, but XtraLogics RDP client works well on my Xoom. The only issue I have is that the VPN client on the Xoom refuses to work with the aging Cisco VPN Concentrators we have, so I can't use the Xoom for any work stuff.
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Because you have to install a 3rd party application/service on a production server which won't be updated by your WSUS server automatically.
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The person I was replying to was saying that vnc was better, not rdp. I was asking why.
My opinion was the same as yours. I wouldn't install vnc on a production server, plus the performance of rdp is better
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The person I was replying to was saying that vnc was better, not rdp. I was asking why.
My opinion was the same as yours. I wouldn't install vnc on a production server, plus the performance of rdp is better
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Perhaps i shall rephrase it.. for ME, vnc is much much better, Why?, I can make as many vnc connections (within reason) as i like without the need to purchase extra microsoft licences. Already a plus in my book, saving cash.
As for the performance of RDP being better than VNC, I guess that boils down to personal choice also. Different strokes for different folks. Not saying my views are right, I am just saying they are not wrong.