[2almalki]

may i ask what you connect via thunderbolt? I connect the two thunderbolt to two monitors. I might actually connect to three now i think about it cause i still have an HDMI out that is not used

[unprepare]

I have one constantly connected to an ethernet adapter because my MBP's wifi cuts out randomly throughout the day (which kills all my remote sessions of course).

[jbmorgado]

Use mosh for the remote sessions: https://mosh.org

[alienasa]

Use tmux on your remote sessions. Game changer.

Edit: just read parent's reply talking about RDP

[Macha]

So my thunderbolt ports are:

* One port dedicated to a monitor * The second has to do double duty, swapping between ethernet ports and another monitor as needed.

I also have a USB->DVI adapter (https://www.engadget.com/2013/05/11/kensington-usb-3-0-multi...) when I need both the monitor and the ethernet port, but it's crappy. (Flickering cursor, occasionally cutting out, some applications like IntelliJ and Sublime Text have issues rendering on that monitor)

[Symbiote]

If you don't need the speed, Apple sell a USB to ethernet adapter. I think it's only 100 Mb/s.

That could then go in a USB hub, which my Apple display includes.

(I haven't tried this.)

[joshstrange]

FYI unless you have a dedicated graphics card (if you have the 13" you don't for sure) you can't use both Thunderbolt and HDMI to power 3 external monitors. Source: I tried and expected it work based on various news articles that said you could but left off the fact you need a dedicated graphics card. That said 2 external and my macbook open is good enough until Apple releases an upgrade to the MBPr that I think is worth buying (and upgrading the the 15" with dedicated).