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 following login window where you should be able to login with your normal login credentials from the Physics department. Don't forget to provide the domain name which is " | + | {{: |
- | ===== 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: | ||
< | < | ||
- | 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. | ||
- | When the connection was successful, you should be prompted with the familiar Windows login screen where you can log in using your credentials from the Physics department. Don't forget to prepend your username with **FU-BERLIN\** in order to log in to the domain " | ||
- | {{: |
services/remote-access/rdesktop.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/31 06:08 by ziehm