[sf-lug] Remote access to Microsoft Windows server

[Christian Einfeldt]

Hi,

I currently work at a Microsoft Windows shop.  My employer uses some sort of
Microsoft Windows server virtualized, so that we have the option of
accessing our client data files through a remote server.  We have staff who
work from home, one of whom is on a Mac, and that person is able to access
the Microsoft Windows display from her Mac laptop.  This  technology is
described here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol

I am using Ubuntu 10.04 v3 to access the Internet at work.  I was recently
given permission to dual boot my machine with 10.04 and Microsoft Windows
XP, because of this new virtualized Microsoft server.  I am not able to
access the server.  I would like to get some help with this, so that I can
start using Ubuntu as my main OS environment, and the Windows environment as
number 2.

I have been able to access the virtualized server from my Microsoft Windows
XP partitiion.  The process is to enter a local domain and IP address.  You
are then taken to a graphical user splash screen, where you enter a username
and password via the remote desktop software Microsoft bundles with XP.  You
then have full access to all of the Microsoft Windows programs that I am
required to use as part of my job, such as Filemaker.

Under Ubuntu 10.04, I used the Terminal Server Client program that appears
in my Applications > Internet pull down menu in the top left hand corner.
 It was able to give me the graphical user splash screen where I entered my
username and password.  At that point, it told me that I had a wrong user
name and password.  I called our law firm's tech support, and they told me
that I am using the correct username and password.

Here is a discussion of the software that I am using, and a recommendation
as to how to use it.  There are no tips there for dealing with this
problem.

http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-connect-to-a-windows-terminal-server-from-ubuntu.html

I have found that this thread has lots of information worth looking at,

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tsclient/+bug/181428

Particularly, this:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tsclient/+bug/181428/comments/23

I had been having display problems, in which the connection would appear to
not be made at all.  I went to the Display tab, and changed my colors to 256
and my Remote Desktop Size to operate in full screen mode, after which I got
a graphical user interface where I could enter my username and password.
 Also, under the Local Resources tab, I turned off sound by clicking on the
Do Not Play sound button.  Under the Performance tab, I placed a check mark
in the box for enable bitmap chaching and enable window manager's key
bindings and attach to console.

I have tried to install all of the apps that are available through Synaptic,
but no luck.

 Any help is appreciated.
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