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RDPv5 on KRDC

Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:31 pm
Hi, Kubuntu newbie here.

I have been using Terminal Server Client to control a Win2K3 server successfully over a VPN on my Ubuntu desktop for a few years. My laptop recently got Kubuntu installed (cos I don't like Unity). As I need to continue work while away I've been trying to get KRDC to connect to the Win2K3 server. The VPN gets connected ok, and KDRC appears to try to connect to the server but I just end up with a blue screen. I note that the TSC set up on Ubuntu uses RDPv5 protocol but that doesn't seem to be available on KDRC.

I put the IP address of the server in the "connect to *rdp*" box and hit the return icon at the end of the box. I then get an "Enter Username - KRDC" box into which I put the Windows user username for the server. All I get then is a big blue screen:(

Can anyone help me please?

Any advice appreciated.

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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:27 pm
suggestions to help debug

1) run krdc from konsole, are there errors messages?

2) close krdc, open kdebugdialog, deselect all then select krdc hit "ok" and then open krdc and after failure to connect open and search tail of ~/.xsession-errors

note: no reason you can't install and run tsclient under KDE until you can resolve this


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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:12 pm
Hi,

Two things:-
1) Ran krdc from terminal, it appeared to open but the terminal showed:-

craig@craig-TOSH:~$ krdc
krdc(2642)/kdeui (kdelibs): Attempt to use QAction "remote_desktop_dockwidget" with KXMLGUIFactory!
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /home/craig/.config/ibus/bus

2) Installed tsclient, it failed at the same point when trying to connect.

Looks like it's something bigger than the connection clients?
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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:16 pm
is rdesktop installed?


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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:23 pm
Yes, rdesktop is installed.
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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:40 pm
could you run rdesktop from konsole, my understanding is krdc uses rdesktop for rdp
a how to (just in case) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=824710


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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:40 pm
If I run rdesktop ipaddress all that happens is I get "Autoselected keyboard map en-gb" shown in the terminal. Nothing else happens.
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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:04 am
are both user names the same ? if not need to use
rdesktop -u user_name 143.210.123.456

as both krdc and tsclient use rdesktop the problem would appear to be rdesktop but why it worked in Gnome but not KDE I have no clue

try:
- reinstalling rdesktop
- as a different user


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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:19 am
Tried rdesktop -u craig ipaddress but no change.

Gnome and KDE are on different machines connected to the same network. I'm getting the impression that things are connecting but there's just no screen appearing. Is there a log somewhere I can interrogate?
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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:43 am
Have reinstalled rdesktop, tsclient and also installed Remote Desktop Client, all die at the point of connection. tsclient times out with an "ipaddress unable to connect" message. The VPN is connected with the same settings as the one that works on the Gnome machine.
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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:26 am
Have you verified that no connectivity issue is being caused by something on the server's side (such as a Firewall)?


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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:12 pm
The desktop (running Ubuntu) connects fine so there's no issue with the server's firewall.
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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:28 pm
what version of rdesktop? is it the same on both machines?


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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:36 pm
On the Kubuntu laptop the version appears to be 1.6.0-3ubuntu4.1 according to KPackageKit.

On the Ubuntu laptop Synaptic says it's 1.6.0-3ubuntu2.1
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Re: RDPv5 on KRDC

Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:39 pm
I can see I'm going to have to swallow my pride and install Unity-ridden Ubuntu on my laptop as soon as it can handle a Sandy Bridge i5 processoer. KDE is still too awkward to use for every day:( Keep getting tripped up by stuff like this. When I need it to work it's still a nightmare:(


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