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Troubleshooting Remote Control on Windows 11 Entra Machines

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ControlUp users are discussing the behavior of Windows 11 Entra joined machines when connected to VPN and trying to perform remote control sessions. The upcoming 2.15 agent may resolve these issues and can be tested on lab machines before rollout. The new agent also includes the ability to reconnect through reboot. The reconnect may take up to a minute due to data collection intervals and IP updates.

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ControlUp Community Radio – Episode #15 – A Conversation with Antony Awaida & Andy Tynes of Apporto

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Join us for Episode #15 of ControlUp Community Radio, where host Douglas Brown sits down with Antony Awaida, Founder and CEO of Apporto, and Andy Tynes, Head of Sales and Alliances. In this episode, Antony and Andy share the story of Apporto’s growth, its leadership in the education sector, and plans to expand into other industries. They discuss Apporto’s unique cloud-based approach to EUC, innovative technology, and how they’re reshaping the VDI market.…

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Understanding Traceroute and Missing Hops

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A discussion about missing hops in a traceroute was had, with a user providing a possible explanation that some nodes may not allow ICMP ping. It was suggested to use the Windows tracert command to replicate this. Other users chimed in with similar experiences and further clarification on how traceroute works. It was concluded that this can be a temporary issue or it may be due to nodes not allowing ICMP traffic. The example used to demonstrate this was pinging Google, which does not allow ICMP ping. The initial user thanked everyone for their help.

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Understanding ControlUp Edge DX on Igel

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A user asked about running Edge DX on Igel. They wanted more data to help with a VDP connect issue and hoped to see it from the Igel side. Another user listed the information they can see from Edge DX, such as device performance, processes, applications, and events. They also mentioned the ability to remotely assist and run scripts for data collection. ControlUp Edge DX can be found within configuration/system events.

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Limitations of RemoteDX and EdgeDX for Non-Windows Devices in ControlUp

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A user was experiencing difficulty connecting to the physical endpoint with Edge DX from a VDI session. The link between RemoteDX and EdgeDX is currently only supported for Windows devices, and there are no plans for future support. This limitation can be reported and upvoted on Uservoice. The "jump to device" functionality may still be possible by copying the device name and searching for it in the device details tab. There is currently no documentation or mention of this limitation being a known issue or unsupported in the release notes or knowledgebase. It is believed to be due to the ability for RemoteDX to pull the device ID from Windows, which is not built in for Linux/IGEL/thin clients.

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