Re: Possibility of RDP server for Linux?

[Peter Byström <peter.bystrom@xxxxxxxxx>]

the patches at bibl4.oru.se/projects/rdesktop contains some server code, it
hasn't been tested in a while... :\ you need to fiddle with the makefile to
compile it. :\ it only works for rdesktop clients.....

it definitely need some work.


regards,

peter



G Hasse wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Bernd Christiansen wrote:
>
> Johannes E. Schindelin have made a library to make programs that
> can talk to vncviewers. This library must be a good startingpoint... Or?
>
> GH
>
> ---snip---
>
> > Somebody on this list did a VNC to RDP proxy.  Who?  I remember that person
> > stating that his or her server would work fine with rdesktop, but not
> > WinTerms.  His or her work might be a good starting point.  Also, the VNC
>
> LibVNCServer: a library for easy implementation of a RDP/VNC server.
> Copyright (C) 2001 Johannes E. Schindelin
>
> What is it?
> -----------
>
> VNC is a set of programs using the RFB (Remote Frame Buffer) protocol.
> They
> are designed to "export" a frame buffer via net (if you don't know VNC, I
> suggest you read "Basics" below). It is already in wide use for
> administration, but it is not that easy to program a server yourself.
>
> ...
>
> At the same time, the program "rdesktop" (a native Linux client for the
> Terminal Services of Windows servers) came to my attention. There where
> even works under way to make a protocol converter "rdp2vnc" out of this.
> However, my primary goal was a slow connection and rdp2vnc could only
> speak RRE encoding, which is not that funny with just 5kB/s. Tim Edmonds,
> the original author of rdp2vnc, suggested that I adapt it to Hextile
> Encoding, which is better. I first tried that, but had no success at all
> (crunchy pictures).
>
> Contact
> -------
> To contact me, mail me: Johannes dot Schindelin at gmx dot de
>
> --- snipp ---
>
> But to my oppinion X Window is a better consept in the long
> run. Together with ssh -X it is very strong.
>
> GH
>
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