Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rdesktop working when Tsclient does not
Hi Liam, Try installing gnome-rdp in Ubuntu from the software center menu, it give you options to add profiles and resize the screen, its a front end on the rdesktop command I believe. Im not sure why tsclient doesnt work, I would have thought they both use the sam port numbers if they support the same RDP protocol. Thanks Mark On 9 March 2010 20:00, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: This is a little odd. I have a Windows 2008 Server (r1, 32-bit, SP2) box sitting here, right next to on the same subnet as my Ubuntu 9.10 (64-bit) desktop PC. Both are patched fully up-to-date. I would like to use the Ubuntu machine to access the remote desktop on the Windows server. I normally use the Terminal Services client to do this, but it will not connect. It will from my XP laptop, it will from my Macs, but not from Ubuntu. Googling for info on this problem, eventually I found this: http://gerardmcgarry.com/blog/how-remotely-connect-ubuntu-a-windows-machine ... which told me about the rdesktop command. I tried it to my surprise it worked instantly. The snag is, I'd prefer the resizable window and so on of tsclient to rdesktop. Any ideas why tsclient won't connect when rdesktop will? It's not a firewall issue - neither machine has one on. It's not a routing issue - there is no routing, they're on the same hub. Not switch, hub. Direct circuit. Does not matter if I pick RDP or RDPv5 in tsclient - it eventually times out (very slowly - after about 2min) . It's not a user account issue. There are only 2 accounts on the server both work. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rdesktop working when Tsclient does not
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: This is a little odd. I have a Windows 2008 Server (r1, 32-bit, SP2) box sitting here, right next to on the same subnet as my Ubuntu 9.10 (64-bit) desktop PC. Both are patched fully up-to-date. I would like to use the Ubuntu machine to access the remote desktop on the Windows server. I normally use the Terminal Services client to do this, but it will not connect. It will from my XP laptop, it will from my Macs, but not from Ubuntu. Googling for info on this problem, eventually I found this: http://gerardmcgarry.com/blog/how-remotely-connect-ubuntu-a-windows-machine ... which told me about the rdesktop command. I tried it to my surprise it worked instantly. The snag is, I'd prefer the resizable window and so on of tsclient to rdesktop. You could try using grdc (which has apparently recently been renamed remmina. It was certainly grdc in the repos until Jaunty, I've not used it since). I've found it to be far more reliable than tsclient and I believe it has resizable windows that can show either scroll bars or scale the remote desktop to fit. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] PyWeek
Hi, PyWeek, the python game programming challenge where contestants have to write a game from scratch in python in a week, starts in 17 days. Registration is open. I have already registered a solo entry, but it might be more interesting to try and work in a team. I know there's been some interest in this before, but it never happened. I have some spare time in the week in question, so I'd like to do this. Anyone else interested? Thanks, Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] PyWeek
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Thomas Ibbotson thomas.ibbot...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, PyWeek, the python game programming challenge where contestants have to write a game from scratch in python in a week, starts in 17 days. Registration is open. I have already registered a solo entry, but it might be more interesting to try and work in a team. I know there's been some interest in this before, but it never happened. I have some spare time in the week in question, so I'd like to do this. Anyone else interested? Thanks, Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ My Python's a little rusty having not programmed anything bigger than small automation scripts for a couple of years, but this sounds like a good way to brush up and learn some new skills. Definitely interested. Regards, Adam. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Rdesktop working when Tsclient does not
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Adam Bagnall bagna...@googlemail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: This is a little odd. I have a Windows 2008 Server (r1, 32-bit, SP2) box sitting here, right next to on the same subnet as my Ubuntu 9.10 (64-bit) desktop PC. Both are patched fully up-to-date. I would like to use the Ubuntu machine to access the remote desktop on the Windows server. I normally use the Terminal Services client to do this, but it will not connect. It will from my XP laptop, it will from my Macs, but not from Ubuntu. Googling for info on this problem, eventually I found this: http://gerardmcgarry.com/blog/how-remotely-connect-ubuntu-a-windows-machine ... which told me about the rdesktop command. I tried it to my surprise it worked instantly. The snag is, I'd prefer the resizable window and so on of tsclient to rdesktop. You could try using grdc (which has apparently recently been renamed remmina. It was certainly grdc in the repos until Jaunty, I've not used it since). I've found it to be far more reliable than tsclient and I believe it has resizable windows that can show either scroll bars or scale the remote desktop to fit. Thanks for the suggestions! The odd thing is, both worked, and when searching the Software Centre I found yet another one, too - Remotedesktop. This enabled me to trace why they all worked but TSclient didn't. Apparently, at least in TSclient, you *need* to have the connect to console tickybox checked. If not, I think it tries to create a /new/ session on the server /as well as/ the console, since my server isn't a Terminal Server, it only supports 1 session so this operation fails. Eventually. Now that I know this, I can use TSclient have removed the others. Many thanks! -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Alex (laptop, not person)
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Joe O'Dell joseph.od...@googlemail.com wrote: That would be good for the silver surfers that struggle with computers, and it promotes linux at the same time! I can't wait to see when this comes out - It looks as if you get a USB Key that enables you to log into your desktop from any other Alex machine. Now that is a good idea, but what happens when you don't have an Alex machine? (Although it is a laptop, so you can carry it around with you!) Thanks for pointing that out Johnathon! I think it's not so specifically aimed at seniors or older users. If you want a Linux box for that, you could do worse than Simplicity... :¬) http://www.simplicity_computers.co.uk/ (Disclaimer: I'm involved with said company...) -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] PyWeek
Looks interesting. I might have to go learn Python for this, as it'll help my portfolio. -- Simon Wears http://MunkyJunky.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] keycombo to restart gdm?
Hi All, Before 9.10 you use to be able to restart gnome by pressing CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE. This seems to have been disabled now, I remember reading in somewhere. However on a couple of occasions on two seperate machines running 9.10 I have seen the desktop session restart in front of my very eyes and on both occasions when i was typing some commands in the terminal. I didnt type anything unusual I may have hit a shift key, and no I didnt type sudo gdm restart or anything like that, It was just normal commands. Now Im guessing I hit a different key combo or something, but how can I tell from the logs whether its a user requested shutdown or a unscheduled restart of gdm? Thanks Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] keycombo to restart gdm?
On 10 March 2010 22:40, Markie mark.curtis.1...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi All, Before 9.10 you use to be able to restart gnome by pressing CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE. This seems to have been disabled now, ... Yes that's right. Now Im guessing I hit a different key combo or something, but how can I tell from the logs whether its a user requested shutdown or a unscheduled restart of gdm? I'm not sure about the logs, but if you managed to type AltGr + SysRq + K that would do it. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key Tom -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
