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On Wednesday, February 04, 2015 04:27:48 PM walt wrote: |
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> On 02/04/2015 01:56 AM, Matthias Hanft wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > |
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> > I'm using "net-misc/rdesktop" in order to get access to a VirtualBox |
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> > (Windows) guest on a remote (also Gentoo) Linux: |
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> > |
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> > Windows PC with ------------ Gentoo Linux with --------- Gentoo Linux with |
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> > Xming server ssh rdesktop program VirtualBox |
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> > (Windows) |
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> > |
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> > From my Windows desktop PC (where Xming server is running), I use a |
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> > "PuTTY" ssh to a Linux shell, call "rdesktop -u ... -p ... hostname &" |
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> > from there, and I get the Windows desktop from the remote host onto |
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> > my own desktop. |
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> > |
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> > Until "net-misc/rdesktop-1.8.2", everything worked like a charm. But |
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> > with 1.8.3 (which portage installed this week), I can't mouse-click |
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> > in the remote desktop window any more (and keypresses seem to be |
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> > ignored either). Sometimes even the desktop isn't painted completely |
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> > (only about 75% from top, doesn't reach the Windows task bar at the |
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> > bottom). |
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> > |
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> > I have alread looked at the changelog at packages.gentoo.org, but |
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> > only found some minor (?) bugfix - nothing about any fundamental |
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> > issues or bigger changes... |
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> > |
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> > Downgraded to 1.8.2 - and everything works flawlessly again! |
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> > |
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> > What could it be that 1.8.3 doesn't work any more? |
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> |
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> I'll be happy to test if you'll refresh my failing memory :) |
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> Been about a year since I used rdesktop, and then it was only for connecting |
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> to an OSX server, not to Windows. |
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> I have Win7 running as a vbox guest, and here's what it's showing me: |
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> PORT STATE SERVICE |
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> 135/tcp open msrpc |
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> 139/tcp open netbios-ssn |
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> 445/tcp open microsoft-ds |
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> 554/tcp open rtsp |
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> 2869/tcp open icslap |
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> 5357/tcp open wsdapi |
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> 10243/tcp open unknown |
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> Do I need to enable RDP (or something else) on the Windows guest before |
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> rdesktop will make a connection? I've tried all the open ports on the |
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> Win7 machine with no success. (You can tell I'm no Windows expert :) |
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Yes, you need to enable Remote Desktop on the windows guest. |
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And, preferably, disable the firewall on there. |
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