I cannot get RDesktop to work. I have some RDP connections I use frequently on the PC but if I try to run RDesktop to connect I just get 'broken pipe' errors. What do I need to do to fix this?

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Ask on the Hyperion forum http://forum.hyperion-entertainment.biz/.

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@tonyw

Is Hyperion doing Windows support now?

Broken pipe errors with RDP is not anything OS4-specific.

@Sam

Similar to this bug?

Bug reported at sf.net

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@tomazkid

So is this a behavior of the RDesktop program that needs fixing, and has nothing to do with anything in OS4.x, or OS4.1.5 on the X1000 specifically?

RDesktop is one of the programs I was hoping to use a lot on my X1000 in the near future. I hope the developer of it is still maintaining and improving the OS4.x port of it?

I have not been able to use my X1000 for the last few days, which is very frustrating, but maybe this week will be better than last week as far as my back pain goes.

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@amigadave

RDesktop is open source, and this broken pipe issue is not OS4/X1000 unique issue.
Here is the update 4 readme, so it is still updated.
ftp://ftp.it.freebsd.org/pub/aminet/comm/tcp/rdesktop.readme

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@tomazkid & others

RDesktop works fine on the AmigaONE X1000. I'm using it at the moment to access my Vista PC through my A1-X1000.

As suggested by Tony, best to ask your question on the X1000 forum where active beta testers and developers will be able to help you.

One trick I learned early on (when using RDesktop a few years ago) was that you need to press after entering details for each item in the general setup section.

computer (the ip address of your windows PC)
user name (login name you use for your windows PC)
password (login password for your Windows PC)

Trevor

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@tomazkid

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Similar to this bug?

Kind of. I never get as far as logging in though just broken pipe errors and then nothing.

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@TrevorDick

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One trick I learned early on (when using RDesktop a few years ago) was that you need to press after entering details for each item in the general setup section.

Yes - I noticed that weird UI issue as well. Unless you press enter it looses everything. Unfortunately it still doesn't work. I am trying to connect to a 2008R2 server - perhaps the server is just too new for RDesktop.

The only reason I didn't ask at the Hyperion forum was because I didn't think the issue was the X1000 also this is a bigger audience for generic questions.

Last edited by -Sam- on 12-Mar-2012 at 06:26 PM.

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2008R2 is Win7 level. 2008 is Vista. 2003 is XP.
Got a 2008R2 (typing from it atm), no problems with the Linux version of RDesktop when I connect to it.

Take a look at the settings in the "Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration", and check the security settings there, (RDP-Tcp Properties) just to see that those match RDesktop.


Are you connecting via netbios (= pc name) or IP ?
If Netbios, try IP.

Last edited by tomazkid on 12-Mar-2012 at 07:05 PM.

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@-Sam-

Rdesktop works for me on a Sam440ep-flex connecting to Windows XP machines.
What version are you using ?

version Programs:Internet/RDesktop-OS4/RDesktop full
RDesktop 1.5.0 (03/13/2007)
[AmigaOS 4] (C) 2005-2006 Joerg Strohmayer; (C) 2001-2006 Martin Blom; (C) 1999-2005 Matthew Chapman et al.


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-Sam- wrote: @TrevorDick Quote: One trick I learned early on (when using RDesktop a few years ago) was that you need to press after entering details for each item in the general setup section. Yes - I noticed that weird UI issue as well. Unless you press enter it looses everything. Unfortunately it still doesn't work. I am trying to connect to a 2008R2 server - perhaps the server is just too new for RDesktop. The only reason I didn't ask at the Hyperion forum was because I didn't think the issue was the X1000 also this is a bigger audience for generic questions.

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@-Sam-

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I am trying to connect to a 2008R2 server

That's it. You can't connect to a 2008R2 (at least I didn't succeed). You can connect up to a Win2003 (I didn't tested a Win2008).

Note that it's the same with old thin clients. Security has increased in 2008R2. It doesn't accept connections from non-secure clients.

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Security has increased in 2008R2. It doesn't accept connections from non-secure clients.

Not by default no, and that is how it is designed to do.
You can lower the security manually though.

Last edited by tomazkid on 12-Mar-2012 at 09:37 PM.

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@-Sam-

I was experiencing this problem as well and I found that the version of RDesktop on OS4Depot causes the broken pipe errors you mentioned. I am not sure if you are using this version or not.

In any case, I found a solution to the problem which I have detailed in my blog one click away right here!

Now I can connect to Windows 7 and Windows 2008R2 64bit hosts from the X1000!

I hope it helps with your problem too!

Catcha,
Epsilon

@Epsilon

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Epsilon wrote: In any case, I found a solution to the problem which I have detailed in my blog one click away right here! Now I can connect to Windows 7 and Windows 2008R2 64bit hosts from the X1000!

Nice walkthrough! Will come in handy as reference once I get around to upgrading my wife's Windows 7 Home Premium to a Pro or Ultimate version.

Because on Home Premium, it is not possible to connect with RDesktop. The part of the properties with the checkboxes for allowing various types of RDesktop connections is simply not there (along with other security management stuff).

Best regards,

Niels