rdesktop

This release works correctly on Windows XP, thanks

BTW: forgot to mention that the wrapper script also attempts to use any other licenses it finds in ~/.rdesktop/ before generating a new one.
You might like to remove ant dead licenses every now and then ;-)

With reference to the first comment: 25 Jul 2005 13:41 by rfong1
I tend to use seldomly rdesktop ... but when I need it it's really mandatory.
I thus tend to forget the -n workaround ... I wrote a wrapper script whis does it automatically (generating a new random hostname when old temporary licence gets "connection reset by peer".
The wrapper also sets sensible size for the rdesktop window by using xrandr where possible or some sane default values where xrandr is not working (ie in VNC):

ORG_COMMAND="$*"
X_MARG=4
Y_MARG=54

CURR_SIZE=$(xrandr 2>/dev/null| grep "current" |awk -F, '{print $2}' |tr -d 'a-z' |sed -e "s/ */ /g")

[ -z $CURR_SIZE ] && CURR_SIZE="1004 754"

set -- $CURR_SIZE
X_RD_W_SIZE=$(expr $1 - $X_MARG)
Y_RD_W_SIZE=$(expr $2 - $Y_MARG)

RD_W_SIZE="${X_RD_W_SIZE}x${Y_RD_W_SIZE}"
rdesktop.bin -g $RD_W_SIZE $ORG_COMMAND
if [ $? -eq 141 ]
then
LICS=$(cd ~/.rdesktop ; ls -r licence.* |cut -d "." -f 2)

for LIC in $LICS
do
echo -n "$LIC : "
rdesktop.bin -n $LIC -g $RD_W_SIZE $ORG_COMMAND
STATUS=$?
[ $STATUS -ne 141 ] && break
done
[ $STATUS -eq 141 ] && rdesktop.bin -n $(mcookie |cut -b -8 |tr "0-9" "a-j") -g $RD_W_SIZE $ORG_COMMAND

echo
fi

Re: tcp_recv read: disconnecting
You will get the message:

ERROR: recv: Connection reset by peer

Broken pipe

if a client side license is missing.

Try running "-n testme"
./rdesktop -n testme yourservername

The "-n" will choose a client name and therefore be given a 90 day temporary license for that client. After 90 days,
change "-n testme" to a different name, such as "testme2". You can do this indefinitely.
Some versions of rdesktop use the --built-in-license flag as well.

Re: rdesktop with color depth more than 8 bit

> Does any one know how to make Windows
> 2000 TS to accept more color than the
> default 8-bit with RDP client.
>
> DHM

Windows 2000 Terminal Services is limited to 256 colors!

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