I have been using a number of Remote desktop clients to connect to some family members computers. I would normally reboot into a windows machine. I am trying my best not to use windows anytime I can. I would rather stay in Linux if I can.
What I am getting out of KRDC is a blue screen. It’s not doing anything at that point except being blue. I have been in the handbook but found nothing to help me.
Does anyone know anything about the program.
i have a blog on the subject and I used Remmina instead of krdc. Have a look here: https://forums.opensuse.org/blogs/jdmcdaniel3/how-use-vnc-remmina-remote-control-opensuse-12-3-kde-desktop-132/
Thank You,
I did download Remmina last night and I made numerous attempts to connect to my laptop, but it would only give me “failed to connect” errors.
Let’s assume that there is nothing wrong with these programs. Could there be problems with other aspects of my machines. Maybe there is a checkmark that needs to be unchecked, or something like that.
I have also installed TeamViewer. It wont even start. The little curser jumps up and down for about 15 seconds and quits.
I contacted their support, they stopped emailing me as soon as I said I was using Linux.
Scratch that idea I guess.
I would read my blog, use Remmina as suggested and it should work for you just as it did for me.
Thank You,
Im assuming based on what these programs are, that I will be able to connect to a WinXP, Vista or Win7 machine. Will Remmina allow me to do so. and does the other machines need anything more than a RDC.
Well doing remote control of Windows is a different animal. In your original message you speak of KRDC, a KDE remote client. My blog is about remote controlling KDE from one copy of openSUSE to another copy of openSUSE and KDE. You need to get that going first. Windows can work, but who is remote controlling who? You have to find a compatable client for Windows and the app may or may not be free.
Thank You,
I was hoping to use my Linux machine to control family members window machines. That is why I was trying to use TeamViewer on my machine. They each have teamviewer on their machines, and I have the same on my Win7 machine.
Well, in the end, get your Windows program, then find out what on Linux could work with it. The last time I did this, I found VNC for Windows as I recall, but I have little need to remote a Windows machine.
Thank You,
From everything that i have read this Remmina will do the job. All I have to do is learn how to use it.
Thank You
Check that the required ports are opened in the firewall.
I use KRDC to connect to a remote windows server for work. The connection is using the RDP protocol, and itlooks like
<username>@<IP address>
The connection is via a VPN. Your problem may relate to trying to connect over public internet, so you’ll need to know the public IP address of the router for the RDP-client to connect to, and the router will need to be configured to forward TCP port 3389 to the destination computer’s IP address.
Allow Remote Desktop connections from outside your home network
How to Access Windows Remote Desktop Over the Internet
The blue screen you described sounds like what happens when authentication fails, or when the RDP server is not available (or running).
Believe it or not I found another page on the internet that had the solution. I didn’t get Remmina to work yet but I will keep working with it. I did get KRDC a working. It has one tiny quirk that I do find irritating, (it locks their desktop so they see what i am doing) but i am not going to complain about a tiny thing like that. I am glad that I can stay in Linux.
I made an error (it locks their desktop so they “CANNOT” see what i am doing) I wish that was different.
Hi Mike
Could you share the page you found for the solution? I am also trying to connect from openSuse 12.3 to a Windows 7 box using KRDC and having no luck.
Thanks Ray