Need help with rdesktop

josh.tux · n00b Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 5

Sorry if this is a dumb question. I am new to gentoo and I am trying to conect with a windows server. I have looked all over for a manual on rdesktop but can't find one. The *man rdesktop* command I dont understand what it means. Help will be appreciative, thanks.

gentoo_dude · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject:

try to emerge grdesktop. It's a gui gtk based front for rdesktop for gnome.
Or in order to connect run

josh.tux · n00b Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 5

Thanks I will try that.

sgao · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 149

To set rdesktop window size and color depth, you can run:

josh.tux · n00b Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 5

I finnaly got done with emerging grdesktop. And I tried all you told me to do.

I typed rdesktop -a 16 -g 80% then the IP

It is giving me this message, ERROR: IP: unable to connect

do I need to put a username and password?

gentoo_dude · Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject:

that means you cannot reach your server. Make sure if it's behind a firewall you have rules in place to let you reach it. Also make sure that the Windows Remote Desktop service is running on the server machine.

josh.tux · n00b Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 5

The server is running remote desktop and there is no firewall that I know of. I have another windows computer next to mine that has loged on the server before. Could there be a password and username that I might have to input?

magic919 · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:15 am Post subject:

It prompts for username and password once the connection has been initialised. Looks like you can't reach that machine. Must be some error with IP or network.

josh.tux · n00b Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 5

I just got it to work thanks for all your help.
Tux