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--- services:remote-access:rdesktop [2016/10/28 11:38] – [Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer] tomannecke
+++ services:remote-access:rdesktop [2020/03/31 06:06] – ziehm
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-====== Remote Desktop ======
+====== Remote Desktop (Linux) ======
-===== 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).
-Click on the Start button, then //All Programs//, //Accessories// and click //Remote Desktop Connection//.
-{{:services:remote-access:start_menu_edited.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//.
-{{:services:remote-access:rdesktop_window_edited.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\**.
-{{:services:remote-access:rdesktop_login_windows_edited.png|}}
-===== 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.
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 ===== 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 example) or 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:
 <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>
-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, 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 =====