How do I close a Terminal Server connection?

A. If you click Start from a Terminal Server session you will see twooptions if connected to a Windows NT 4.0 box

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There is a major difference between the two.

If you select Logoff your session is logged off and your connection to theterminal server is closed and the connection slot you were using may be used bysomeone else.

If you select Disconnect you are not logged off, rather the session windowclosed but if you restart and logon as the same person it will remember allapplications and their state. This may seem ideal but remember a TerminalServer has a finite number of allowed connections and a disconnected sessionconstantly uses a connection stopping someone else from connecting.

A disconnected session remains active until one of the following:

If you connect to a Windows 2000 box you will see Disconnect and Shutdown,selecting Shutdown gives the option of logging off.