Remote Access to Windows (rdesktop) in Linux)

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.

I. rdesktop Installation

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 8.0: rdesktop-1.1.0-2.i386.rpm

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.

Rpm installation:

rpm-IVH rdesktop-1.3.1-3.i386.rpm
the compilation and installation are as follows:
tar xvzfrdesktop-1.3.1.tar.gz
cdrdesktop-1.3.1
. /configure
make
makeinstall
after the installation is successful, an executable rdesktop Program is generated under/usr/local/bin.
2. Use of rdesktop

1. remote Windows System Settings
here, the remote desktop service connected to Windows XP Professional is used 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" sets the true color to 24 bits. 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.