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services:remote-access:rdesktop [2016/10/28 11:38] – [Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer] tomanneckeservices:remote-access:rdesktop [2020/03/02 14:28] ziehm
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 ===== Connecting from a Windows computer ===== ===== Connecting from a Windows computer =====
  
-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// (rdesktop).+You need the ([[https://www.zedat.fu-berlin.de/VPN|Zedat VPN]]) and the //Remote Desktop Connection// (btw. //Remotedesktopverbindung//).
  
-Click on the Start button, then //All Programs////Accessories// and click //Remote Desktop Connection//.+If you already have installed VPN software you can click on the task icon //Cisco AnyConnect// an press on //connect// button.
  
-{{:services:remote-access:start_menu_edited.png|}}+{{:services:remote-access:01-vpn-connect.png|}}
  
-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//.+Than you must enter your username and password.
  
-{{:services:remote-access:rdesktop_window_edited.png|}}+{{:services:remote-access:02-vpn-auth.png|}} 
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 +If you are successfully connected it looks like this: 
 + 
 +{{:services:remote-access:03-vpn-connected.png|}} 
 + 
 +Click on the Start button, then //Windows Accessories// (btw. //Windows-Zubehör//) and click //Remote Desktop Connection// (btw. //Remotedesktopverbindung//). 
 + 
 +{{:services:remote-access:04a-rdesktop-start.png|}} 
 + 
 +Type the name of the computer you would like to connect to (term.imp.fu-berlin.de in this case) and click //Connect// (btw. //Verbinden//). 
 + 
 +{{:services:remote-access:04-rdesktop-connect.png|}}
  
 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 "FU-BERLIN" which can be provided by prepending your username with **FU-BERLIN\**. 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 "FU-BERLIN" which can be provided by prepending your username with **FU-BERLIN\**.
  
-{{:services:remote-access:rdesktop_login_windows_edited.png|}}+{{:services:remote-access:05-rdesktop-auth.png|}} 
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 +Then you have to approve the certificate. 
 + 
 +{{:services:remote-access:06-rdesktop-certificate.png|}} 
 + 
 +Then you will see the login windows. 
 + 
 +{{:services:remote-access:07-rdesktop-connection.png|}} 
 + 
 +After the //Sign Out// (btw. //Abmelden//) you can also disconnect the VPN connection by pressing the //Disconnect// button. 
 + 
 +{{:services:remote-access:08-vpn-disconnect.png|}}
  
 ===== Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer ===== ===== Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer =====
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 ===== 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 //xfreerdp// which is readily available on the Linux computers at the department. If you want to use xfreerdp on your Linux computer at home, you will probably have to install it first through your package manager (//sudo apt-get install freerdp-x11// on Ubuntu, for exampleor compile it from source (http://www.freerdp.com)+To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// from a Linux computer, you can use the command //xfreerdp// which is readily available on the Linux computers at the department. If you want to use xfreerdp on your Linux computer at home, you will probably have to install it first through your package manager (e.g. ''sudo apt-get install freerdp2-x11'' on Ubuntu).
  
 Then run the xfreerdp command like this: Then run the xfreerdp command like this:
  
 <code> <code>
-dreger@smart:~> xfreerdp --sec tls --plugin cliprdr -a 16 -g 1024x768 term.imp.fu-berlin.de +xfreerdp /d:FU-BERLIN /v:term.imp.fu-berlin.de /dynamic-resolution
-</code> +
- +
-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. You can change this to any other resolution (e.g. 1200x900). If you want to connect to Windows computer in full screen, use the option **f** instead, thus: +
- +
-<code> +
-dreger@smart:~> xfreerdp --sec tls --plugin cliprdr -a 16 -f term.imp.fu-berlin.de+
 </code> </code>
  
-The Windows computer which you want to connect to is the last parameter provided to //xfreerdp//. In this caseit 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, but you can use a fixed size using ''/size:<width>x<height>''e.g. ''/size:1920x1080'', or fullscreen mode using ''/f'' instead.
  
-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".+The Windows computer which you want to connect to is the parameter provided to via ''/v:''. In this case, it is **term.imp.fu-berlin.de**. 
  
-{{:services:remote-access:rdesktop_login_linux.png}}+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

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