When using Windows RDP you may encounter the error message ‘The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections’. You can delete open sessions or use the admin switch to administer the server.
At the command prompt:
To administer the server:
mstsc /v:<server> /admin
To obtain a list of current sessions:
query session /server:<server>
To close a session – [ID] can be found from session list
reset session [ID] /server:<server>
On a Windows based operating system you can find out the serial number for a machine using WMIC – the command line interpreter for WMI. This can be used for the local machine or a remote machine.
From the command prompt:
For the local machine
wmic bios get serialnumber
For remote machine(s) using /node
wmic /node:[ADDRESS/COMPUTER NAME] bios get serialnumber
/node
Computer names either comma delimited or listed within a file. File names have to be prefixed with &. Computer names/addresses within the file must be comma delimited or on separate lines.
FireSSH is a Firefox web browser extension for remote support using secure shell.
PuTTY is a free tool using Telnet and SSH for remote support.
Operating systems: Windows and Unix platforms
Remote support tool.
Free for personal use.
Has iPad app.