Remote Desktop: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:38, 13 February 2018

Enable Remote Desktop on the target computer. Search for "Allow remote desktop", it's in the system properties somewhere. Turn off the checkbox for "require network auth" or whatever, so you can use u/p.
Install and use rdesktop; on ubuntu:

sudo apt install rdesktop

Run it. -g lets you match the host, easy way to 4k! WARNING: it eats Windows key, you have two options:
- Ctrl-Alt-Enter should toggle you out of full screen
- use Power > Disconnect to get out
- NOTE you MAY be able to hit Win-Enter before it's stolen but not once you're in the session.

rdesktop hostname.com -g 100% -u admin -p 12345

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-You must enable Remote Desktop on the target computer.
+* Enable Remote Desktop on the target computer.  Search for "Allow remote desktop", it's in the system properties somewhere.  Turn off the checkbox for "require network auth" or whatever, so you can use u/p.
+* Install and use rdesktop; on ubuntu:
-Search for "Allow remote desktop", it's in the system properties somewhere.  Turn off the checkbox for "require network auth" or whatever, so you can use u/p.
+  sudo apt install rdesktop
-Then you can use rdesktop on ubuntu.  -g lets you match the host, easy way to 4k!
+* Run it.  -g lets you match the host, easy way to 4k!  WARNING: it eats Windows key, you have two options:
+** Ctrl-Alt-Enter should toggle you out of full screen
-WARNING: it eats Windows key, you have to use Power > Disconnect to get out!
+** use Power > Disconnect to get out
+** NOTE you MAY be able to hit Win-Enter before it's stolen but not once you're in the session.
   rdesktop hostname.com -g 100% -u admin -p 12345