Remote access between Linux and Windows

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If you want to remotely access the Windows system in Linux and remotely access the Linux system in Windows or UNIX, this article will teach you how to do this.

Rdesktop is a Remote Desktop Connection Software for UNIX and Linux systems. it uses Microsoft Windows NT, Terminal Services provided by Windows 2000, and Remote Desktop service of Windows XP ), you can remotely log on to and use Windows in Linux.

1. download and install rdesktop

On the RedHat Linux system installation disks of various versions, generally the third disk carries the executable RPM software package of rdesktop. for example:

RedHat 9.0: rdesktop-1.2.0-1.i386.rpm
Fedora Core 2: rdesktop-1.3.1-3.i386.rpm

Use # rpm-q rdesktop to check whether rdesktop is installed in the system, and then install the appropriate rpm software package.

We can also download the rdesktop source program and compile and install it on various operating platforms. The following describes how to install the rdesktop-1.3.1 under RedHat 9.0. the downloaded ftp address is:

F t p: // t u 1 7 2 0 5 5 .tsinghua.edu.cn/pub/#/g e n t o/d I s t f I l e s/rdesktop-1.3.1.tar.gz

Compilation and installation are as follows:
[Root @ host12cx] # tar xvzfrdesktop-1.3.1.tar.gz
[Root @ host12 cx] # cdrdesktop-1.3.1
[Root @ host12 cx] #./configure
[Root @ host12 cx] # make
[Root @ host12 cx] # makeinstall
[Root @ host12 cx] #

After the installation is successful, an executable rdesktop program is generated under/usr/local/bin.

II. Use of rdesktop

1. remote Windows settings

The following uses the remote desktop service connected to Windows XP Professional as an example. First, enable the remote desktop service in Windows XP (note that XP HomeEdition does not have a remote desktop service). right-click "My Computer" and select "properties" to view the "remote" option, select "allow users to remotely connect to this computer.

2. use rdesktop in Linux
Rdesktop is easy to use. you can use it through # rdesktop-h. Common logon commands are as follows:

# Rdesktop-g 1024x768-d 24 hostname

The resolution of "g 1024 × 768" is set to 1024 × 768, "d 24" is set to 24 bits, and the hostname is the host name or IP address of the Windows machine. After entering the user name and password of Windows XP, you can log on to and operate on a remote Windows system. If you want to access the remote Linux window system on the local machine and need to run and display graphics programs, Linux provides extensive support for remote access to the graphic user interface (GUI.

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