services:remote-access:rdesktop
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- | ====== Remote Desktop ====== | + | ====== Remote Desktop |
- | ===== Connecting from a Windows computer | + | //Remote Desktop Viewer// is a graphical tool provided by the GNOME Desktop (runs on KDE, MATE, XFCE and so on as well) to allow easy access and management of Remote Desktop connections to a Windows computer. |
- | If you are using Windows XP or newer, | + | From your applications menu (here shown on the //MATE Desktop//), navigate to // |
- | Click on the Start button, then //All Programs//, // | + | {{: |
- | {{: | + | The following window should pop up. This is the main screen of //Remote Desktop Viewer// (here shown is version 3.8.2 as part of GNOME 3.8). |
- | The following window will pop up. Type the name of the computer you would like to connect to (term.imp.fu-berlin.de in this case) and click //Connect//. | + | {{: |
- | {{: | + | Click //Connect// and in the following dialog, enter the name of the Windows computer to be connected and your username. If you would to connect in fullscreen mode, tick the checkbox // |
- | You will now see the login screen of the remote | + | {{: |
- | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer ===== | + | |
- | To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// (rdesktop) from Linux computer, you can use the command | + | Again, click //Connect//. If the connection was successful, the familiar Windows login screen should appear and you are able to log in. |
- | Then run the rdesktop command like this: | + | **If the connection was unsuccessful then try connecting using just your // |
- | < | + | {{:services: |
- | glaubitz@z6:~> rdesktop | + | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer using the command line ===== |
- | </ | + | |
- | The number after the option **a** specifies | + | To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// from a Linux computer, you can use the command // |
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+ | Then run the xfreerdp command like this: | ||
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- | glaubitz@z6:~> rdesktop | + | xfreerdp /d:FU-BERLIN /v:term.imp.fu-berlin.de |
</ | </ | ||
- | The Windows computer which you want to connect to is the last parameter provided to //rdesktop//. In this case, it is **term.imp.fu-berlin.de**. | + | This will scale the Window size dynamically, |
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+ | The Windows computer which you want to connect to is the parameter provided to via '' | ||
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+ | Upon pressing enter you will be prompted for your ZEDAT password in the terminal. | ||
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+ | ===== Connecting from a MacOS X computer ===== | ||
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+ | In order to connect to a Windows terminal server from a computer MacOS X, a free application from Microsoft called //Remote Desktop Client// is required. It can directly be downloaded from Microsofts' | ||
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+ | After downloading, | ||
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+ | Double-click **RDC Installer** and follow the instructions on screen to install the software onto your Mac: | ||
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+ | You will receive a confirmation once the installation was successful: | ||
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+ | To start the software, open **Finder** and navigate to your // | ||
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+ | Double-clicking " | ||
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+ | Type the name of the Windows computer to connect to, **term.imp.fu-berlin.de** in this case, and click // | ||
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services/remote-access/rdesktop.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/31 06:08 by ziehm