[SOLVED] Simple windows RDP client for linux that just works

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flyingrhino
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[SOLVED] Simple windows RDP client for linux that just works

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There are many RDP clients on linux, the simplest is probably 'rdesktop' , the friendliest and most powerful is 'remmina'.

I like simple, and command line driven, so I use rdesktop.
Connecting to win7 from rdesktop:

Use '-u <USERNAME>' to use one of the windows accounts (rdesktop uses your linux login name by default)
-g 90% and -PK give you a usable screen within your desktop
'man rdesktop' as usual gives the manpage.

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rdesktop -u admin -g 90% -PK 192.168.10.11
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Re: [SOLVED] Simple windows RDP client for linux that just works

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rdesktop & remmina look good, but I use Teamviewer on Linux/Windows PCs.
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Re: [SOLVED] Simple windows RDP client for linux that just works

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I use Teamviewer on Linux/Windows PCs.
Teamviewer is great and I use it for customer support - especially when the host is behind a firewall or NAT, or adhoc access is required.
But for accessing a PC on the LAN, opensource always wins!
I also like tigervnc to access linux GUI, and it works well with linux and Windows clients, I think I wrote a post on tigervnc earlier.
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