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--- services:remote-access:rdesktop [2013/07/16 11:27] – [Connecting from a MacOS X computer] glaubitz
+++ services:remote-access:rdesktop [2016/10/28 11:38] (current) – [Connecting from a Linux computer using Remote Desktop Viewer] tomannecke
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 Again, click //Connect//. If the connection was successful, the familiar Windows login screen should appear and you are able to log in.
+**If the connection was unsuccessful then try connecting using just your //username// (without the prefix //FU-BERLIN\// seen in the screenshot above) and input //FU-BERLIN// as the //Domain// if it is requested.**
 {{:services:remote-access:remote_desktop_viewer_linux_connected.png|}}
 ===== Connecting from a Linux computer using the command line =====
-To connect to a Windows computer through //Remote Desktop// (rdesktop) from Linux computer, you can use the command //rdesktop// which is readily available on the Linux computers at the department. If you want to use rdesktop on your Linux computer at home, you will probably have to install it first through your package manager (//sudo apt-get install rdesktop// on Ubuntu, for example).
+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)
-Then run the rdesktop command like this:
+Then run the xfreerdp command like this:
 <code>
-glaubitz@z6:~> rdesktop -a16 -g1024x768 term.imp.fu-berlin.de
+dreger@smart:~> xfreerdp --sec tls --plugin cliprdr -a 16 -g 1024x768 term.imp.fu-berlin.de
 </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. If you would like to connect to Windows computer in full screen, use the option **f** instead, thus:
+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>
-glaubitz@z6:~> rdesktop -a16 -f term.imp.fu-berlin.de
+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 //rdesktop//. In this case, it is **term.imp.fu-berlin.de**.
+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.
 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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 To start the software, open **Finder** and navigate to your //Applications// folder:
-{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_run_1.png|}}
+{{:services:remote-access:mac_rdesktop_install_1.png|}}
 Double-clicking "Remote Desktop Connection" will open the //Remote Desktop Connection for Mac// application: