Remote Desktop Connection

[brad.mugleston at comcast.net]

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Rick Stevens wrote:

> 
> krdc is KDE's front end to rdesktop.
> 
> Again, that's gotta be XP/Pro.  XP/Home doesn't have it.
> 
> Do you have iptables running?  rdesktop uses TCP port 3389.
> 
> I'm sure it's RDP (remote desktop protocol).

OK so I'm using rdesktop to talk to XP/Pro (actually Home is 
suppose to have it but it doesn't by default install it, it's 
suppose to be on the disk someplace but Yes we are using Pro at 
work.

OK, now we know what I'm doing (that's a major step) has anyone 
had the problems I'm having?   I don't believe I'm got iptables 
running, I'm behind a different firewall at home and figured I 
didn't need the extra headache of keeping iptables going but I may 
have started it by mistake (how do I tell?).

Again, I use VPN to get into my work computers then I use RealVNC 
to access some of the machines and as they convert machines to 
XP/Pro they want me to start using "Remote Desktop" as it comes 
with XP/Pro and they have enough problems keeping the machines 
working not to have to worry about me wanting to use Linux.

When I start "Remote Desktop Connection" that comes with RedHat 9 
I get an error message saying I must not have SLP as it can't 
browse the network.   I do have samba working (at least it can 
see the windows machines in my house and we share printers).

Using RDC I can't get on any of the XP machines even knowing the 
machine name and IP.  Just says it can't find it.

OK, I believe that's what going on.  

Suggestions?

Thanks,

Brad