CHAPTER 5: On-Screen Functions, Same-Port Users, and Connection Modes

5.4.4PRIVATE MODE

A private-mode user connects to a computer knowing that, while they are connected to that computer, no other user may access that computer in any way, even to view the computer’s screen. Non-private users already connected to a computer are immediately disconnected when a private user connects. Attempts to connect any user, including another private-mode user, will fail until the private- mode user with the existing connection disconnects.

5.4.5CONNECTION-MODE BEHAVIOR

Connection modes determine the behavior of more than one user station connecting to the same computer, as shown in Table 5-3.

Table 5-3. Connection dynamics between users.

Connection

 

Connection Mode of

 

Mode of

 

Requesting User

 

Current User

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIEW

SHARE

CONTROL

PRIVATE

 

 

 

 

 

VIEW

View only

OK

OK

Disconnects

 

 

 

 

all others

 

 

 

 

 

SHARE

View only

Requester:

Share-

Disconnects

 

 

View only

mode users:

all others

 

 

until

View only

 

 

 

current user

until

 

 

 

times out

requester

 

 

 

 

disconnects

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

View only

Requester:

Requester:

Disconnects

 

 

View only

View only

all others

 

 

until

until

 

 

 

control user

control user

 

 

 

disconnects

disconnects

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

Not allowed

 

 

 

 

 

As mentioned earlier, no matter what the connection modes of the users are, two is the maximum number of users that can access the same computer at the same time.

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