[ubuntu-uk] Rdesktop working when Tsclient does not

[Markie]

Hi Liam,

Try installing gnome-rdp in Ubuntu from the software center menu, it give
you options to add profiles and resize the screen, its a front end on the
rdesktop command I believe.

Im not sure why tsclient doesnt work, I would have thought they both use the
sam port numbers if they support the same RDP protocol.

Thanks

Mark

On 9 March 2010 20:00, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is a little odd.
>
> I have a Windows 2008 Server (r1, 32-bit, SP2) box sitting here, right
> next to & on the same subnet as my Ubuntu 9.10 (64-bit) desktop PC.
> Both are patched fully up-to-date.
>
> I would like to use the Ubuntu machine to access the remote desktop on
> the Windows server.  I normally use the Terminal Services client to do
> this, but it will not connect. It will from my XP laptop, it will from
> my Macs, but not from Ubuntu.
>
> Googling for info on this problem, eventually I found this:
> http://gerardmcgarry.com/blog/how-remotely-connect-ubuntu-a-windows-machine
>
> ... which told me about the "rdesktop" command. I tried it & to my
> surprise it worked instantly.
>
> The snag is, I'd prefer the resizable window and so on of tsclient to
> rdesktop.
>
> Any ideas why tsclient won't connect when rdesktop will?
>
> It's not a firewall issue - neither machine has one on.
> It's not a routing issue - there is no routing, they're on the same
> hub. Not switch, hub. Direct circuit.
>
> Does not matter if I pick RDP or RDPv5 in tsclient - it eventually
> times out (very slowly - after about 2min)
> .
> It's not a user account issue. There are only 2 accounts on the server
> & both work.
>
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