Re: [Thinstation-general] rdesktop with server ID vs IP adress

[paratwa <par...@ya...>]

Try using the fully qualified domain name instead of just the netbios name,
so:

bonzai.bernardsdomain.com



Bernard Houyoux wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I 've got a problem to connect to winXP using its server Id, under a 
> rdesktop session.
> 
> When it uses an IP adress, the login procedure works well 
> (SESSION_0_RDESKTOP_SERVER=192.168.0.3).
> If I replace the IP adress with the server name ("bonzai", as XP isn't 
> really a server !), the remote desktop login splash never comes. 
> Thinstation falls back to the (blue) menu screen.
> I tried several combinations ie. "bonzai", bonzai , \bonzai, \\bonzai, 
> 'bonzai', etc. into SESSION_0_RDESKTOP_SERVER="bonzai", whithout 
> (desired) result.
> 
> Is there a limitation ? Should I use another syntax ?
> 
> I must add that an old win98 whith RDP client installed logs immediately 
> on "bonzai" without knowing its IP adress. Meaning "bonzai" responds to 
> an incoming request with its name, only.
> 
> Thanks for reading my poor English, Thanks to help me.
> 
> This could be usefull to incorporate thinstations clients into my school 
> network.
> 
> Bernard
> 
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