rdesktop
rdesktop is an open source client for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which is used in a number of Microsoft products including Windows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 Server. rdesktop currently runs on Linux and other Unix based platforms with the X Window System.
| Tags | Networking |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
Recent releases
- 15 May 2008 13:48
Changes: A potential vulnerability against compromised or malicious servers, as reported by iDefense, was fixed. A crash with recent versions of X.org was fixed. An Alsa audio driver was added, and the audio drivers can be selected at runtime. Physical mouse buttons rather than logical ones are now sent.
- 29 Sep 2006 07:55
Changes: This release adds support for the clipboard INCR protocol, Unicode on the Clipboard, Session Directory, SeamlessRDP, long filenames on redirected drives, large files, and Windows Vista Beta 2. It fixes connection issues with Windows XP RTM, SGI/Irix sound driver issues and high CPU usage in the OSS sound driver, XOR ellipse drawing, and display issues with exotic color depths.
- 08 May 2005 14:14
Changes: This version adds support for RDP compression at all color depths, a libao sound driver, and Unicode support for transmitted strings. Bugfixes include better RDP support, new keymaps, Xembed fixes for krdc, IRIX sound driver updates, and portability enhancements.
- 06 Mar 2005 17:08
Changes: This version adds support for basic disk, parallel, printer and serial redirection, Xembed integration into other applications, RDP bandwidth selection (experience level), basic RDP compression, disconnect reason reporting, and persistent bitmap caching. Bugs were fixed in the time zone redirection, backing store handling, and other areas.
- 22 Jan 2004 05:22
Changes: This release resolves some encryption issues with RDP5, which prevented connections to some servers. It also includes keyboard and keymap fixes, some endianness fixes for high color, and portability enhancements.
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Recent commentsRe: tcp_recv read: disconnecting
You will get the message:
ERROR: recv: Connection reset by peer
Broken pipe
if a client side license is missing.
Try running "-n testme"
./rdesktop -n testme yourservername
The "-n" will choose a client name and therefore be given a 90 day temporary license for that client. After 90 days,
change "-n testme" to a different name, such as "testme2". You can do this indefinitely.
Some versions of rdesktop use the --built-in-license flag as well.
Re: rdesktop with color depth more than 8 bit
> Does any one know how to make Windows
> 2000 TS to accept more color than the
> default 8-bit with RDP client.
>
> DHM
Windows 2000 Terminal Services is limited to 256 colors!
DO
rdesktop with color depth more than 8 bit
Does any one know how to make Windows 2000 TS to accept more color than the default 8-bit with RDP client. rdesktop 1.3.0 can specify the color depth using -a. But I'm not able to get more than default 8-bit. Specifying anything else would just kill the connection because server cannot take it.
DHM
Absolute legends...
To all the developers and people who have contributed to the rdesktop project I would like to convey my absolute, heartfelt, warmest thanks for what must truly be one of the stand-out gems of the open-source world. This ranks right up there with Samba as one of the projects that I showcase anytime I want to demonstrate the superior flexibility, configurability, interoperability, and every other damn thing about Free Software that makes it such a fantastic solution for so many situations. You all have done a fantastic job, and haven't let me down with the release of 1.3.0!
Can not run install !
Sorry, I can not run intall, pls help me to resolve this pro.
[root@localhost rdesktop-1.2.0]# ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory