services:remote-access:rdesktop
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- | ====== Remote Desktop | + | ====== Remote Desktop (Linux) ====== |
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- | ===== Connecting from a Windows computer ===== | + | |
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- | If you are using Windows XP or newer, your computer has everything required to connect to a Windows computer at the department through //Remote Desktop// | + | |
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- | Click on the Start button, then //All Programs//, // | + | |
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- | 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 // | + | |
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- | 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 " | + | |
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- | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer | + | |
//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. | //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. | ||
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Again, click // | Again, click // | ||
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+ | **If the connection was unsuccessful then try connecting using just your // | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
===== Connecting from a Linux computer using the command line ===== | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer using the command line ===== | ||
- | To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// from a Linux computer, you can use the command // | + | To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// from a Linux computer, you can use the command // |
Then run the xfreerdp command like this: | Then run the xfreerdp command like this: | ||
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- | dreger@smart:~> xfreerdp | + | xfreerdp /d:FU-BERLIN /v:term.imp.fu-berlin.de /dynamic-resolution |
- | </code> | + | |
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- | The number after the option **a** specifies the color depth in bits while the two numbers after the **g** option specify the resolution | + | |
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- | dreger@smart: | + | |
</ | </ | ||
- | The Windows computer which you want to connect to is the last parameter provided to //xfreerdp//. In this case, it is **term.imp.fu-berlin.de**. The option **--sec tls** enforces an encrypted connection. The **cliprdr** plugin in necessary in order to make cut'n'paste work between Windows and your local Linux system. | + | This will scale the Window size dynamically, |
- | When the connection was successful, you should be prompted with the familiar | + | The Windows |
- | {{: | + | Upon pressing enter you will be prompted for your ZEDAT password in the terminal. |
===== Connecting from a MacOS X computer ===== | ===== Connecting from a MacOS X computer ===== |
services/remote-access/rdesktop.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/31 06:08 by ziehm