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 " | + | {{: |
- | {{: | + | Again, click // |
- | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer | + | **If the connection was unsuccessful then try connecting |
- | //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 | + | {{: |
+ | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer | ||
- | From your applications menu (here shown on the //MATE Desktop//), navigate to //Internet// and choose //Remote Desktop Viewer//. | + | To connect to a Windows computer through |
- | {{:services: | + | Then run the xfreerdp command like this: |
- | 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). | + | < |
+ | xfreerdp | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | {{:services: | + | This will scale the Window size dynamically, |
- | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer | + | |
- | To connect to a Windows computer | + | The Windows computer |
- | Then run the rdesktop command like this: | + | Upon pressing enter you will be prompted for your ZEDAT password in the terminal. |
- | < | + | ===== Connecting from a MacOS X computer ===== |
- | glaubitz@z6: | + | |
- | </ | + | |
- | The number after the option **a** specifies the color depth in bits while the two numbers after the **g** option specify the resolution to be used for the connection. If you would like to connect to Windows computer | + | In order to connect to a Windows |
- | < | + | After downloading, |
- | glaubitz@z6:~> rdesktop | + | |
- | </code> | + | {{:services: |
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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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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | You will receive a confirmation once the installation was successful: | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | To start the software, open **Finder** and navigate to your // | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | Double-clicking " | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
- | The Windows computer | + | Type the name of the Windows computer to connect to, **term.imp.fu-berlin.de** |
- | 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 "FU-BERLIN" | + | {{: |
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services/remote-access/rdesktop.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/31 06:08 by ziehm