[sf-lug] Remote access to Microsoft Windows server

[Christian Einfeldt]

hi,

I forgot to add that when I log into the server from a Microsoft Windows XP
environment, the username and password are correct.  But when I use the same
username and password under 10.04, I get an error message saying that it is
incorrect.

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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