services:remote-access:rdesktop
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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// (rdesktop). | 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). | ||
- | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer ===== | + | 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 ===== | ||
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+ | //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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+ | From your applications menu (here shown on the //MATE Desktop//), navigate to // | ||
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+ | 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). | ||
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+ | 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 // | ||
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+ | Again, click // | ||
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+ | ===== Connecting from a Linux computer | ||
To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// (rdesktop) from Linux computer, you can use the command // | To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// (rdesktop) from Linux computer, you can use the command // | ||
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The Windows computer which you want to connect to is the last parameter provided to // | The Windows computer which you want to connect to is the last parameter provided to // | ||
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+ | 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 " | ||
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+ | ===== Connecting from a MacOS X computer ===== | ||
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+ | In order to connect to a Windows terminal server from a computer MacOS X, a free application from Microsoft called //Remote Desktop Client// is required. It can directly be downloaded from Microsofts' | ||
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services/remote-access/rdesktop.txt · Last modified: 2016/10/28 11:38 by tomannecke