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This describes hoy to use your RPi as a remote terminal to a Windows machine. It assumes that the Widows machine has Remote Desktop installed and enabled.
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This describes how to use your RPi as a remote terminal to a Windows machine. It assumes that the Widows machine has Remote Desktop installed and enabled.
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Firstly, install the remote desktop package on you RPi:
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<pre>
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sudo app-get rdesktop
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</pre>
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The above command needs checking. The RPi website was down when I tried to check.
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Haveing installed the remote desktop on the RPi the remote machine is accessed by something such as the example below
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<pre>
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rdesktop -x:l -r sound:remote hostname
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</pre>
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''hostname'' can be replaced by an IP address
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see
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<pre>
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man rdesktop
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</pre>
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For a list of options. The example above indicates that the remote machine is on a local LAN, i.e. -x:l gives maximum bandwidth and that the sound is to be left on the remote machine.

Revision as of 13:03, 14 June 2012


This describes how to use your RPi as a remote terminal to a Windows machine. It assumes that the Widows machine has Remote Desktop installed and enabled.

Firstly, install the remote desktop package on you RPi:

sudo app-get rdesktop

The above command needs checking. The RPi website was down when I tried to check.

Haveing installed the remote desktop on the RPi the remote machine is accessed by something such as the example below

rdesktop -x:l -r sound:remote hostname

hostname can be replaced by an IP address

see

man rdesktop

For a list of options. The example above indicates that the remote machine is on a local LAN, i.e. -x:l gives maximum bandwidth and that the sound is to be left on the remote machine.