nospam.IB.JOE@f200.n342.z1.binkp.net (IB JOE) writes:
> Having said that, I'm a SysOp and have installed MysticBBS on my Pi.. it's
> been working great... Anyway, I followed some instructions on getting a
> remote desktop to work.  Installed the required files on my pi and use the
> app that comes with Windows 10 to access it... here is my issue...

I guess you probably mean RDP, but it generally helps to be specific
about what you installed, what application you used, etc.

> I call and access my pi and I do not see the current desktop. I see a
> fresh one, or one where my terminal window with my BBS is running in
> it, is not there.
>
> From what I can tell, or how I can explain it, it's like I get my own
> desktop when I access my pi with the remote desktop app.

That’s the default behavior. It’s possible to use x11vnc to access the
main display but it’d probably need some additional setup.

> I think I answered my own question... I may unplug the monitor and
> keyboard I have pluggen into the pi and use the remote desktop only to
> access the pi and then I'll be able to access pi and as well the
> desktop I want to access.

That’s the strategy I use (not with a Pi but the software is all the
same).

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