Re: [rdesktop-users] Unable to connect to WinXP machine

[Christopher R. <cj...@tr...>]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 01:41:16PM -0500, Carmel wrote:
> # rdesktop -u USER -p PASSWORD -a 16 laptop.seibercom.net 
> ERROR: recv: Connection reset by peer

You could try adding a "-n clienthostname" switch, this has solved this problem in the past.  Without this switch, rdesktop uses the PC's hostname to connect, perhaps you have used the same hostname previously and the Windows box is blocking the reuse of that hostname?  I suspect it is a Windows licensing issue.  Setting the client hostname manually to something different from the PC hostname may just work.

> I am running KDE on the FreeBSD machine. I then switch to terminal and
> run the above command. A blank window appears on my FreeBSD machine.
> Now the screen on the WinXP machine goes blank, a quick log-ion screen
> appears on the FreeBSD machine and then disappears (approx 1/2 second)
> then a log-in screen appears on the WinXP machine. I log-in and then
> clink on the blank screen on the FreeBSD machine. That is when the
> above error message is displayed.
> 
> I have Samba installed, and it works fine between the two machines. I
> am able to transfer files without a problem.
> 
> I have no idea how to debug this. There is no active directory running.
> The WinXP machine is basically a standalone PC. I am getting absolutely
> nowhere with the Vista machine.

Perhaps you could try the above and let us know how you get on.  Perhaps others on this list have other ideas.

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Chris Roberts