Windows Remote Desktop for eeePC

i was asked by a colleage to help with his eeePC,
(yes, i have been a kinda evangelist and quite a few of my friends has been getting the eeePC)
one of the requirements is to logon and remote control their PC at office or at home while on the road.

did some research and found this site/Tips
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-remote-desktop-for-controlling-windows-xp-desktop.html

Linux Remote Desktop For Controlling Windows XP / Vista / Server 2003 ( rdesktop )

I am responsible for couple of windows servers and windows xp
workstations too. When I work from home, I need a way to get into
Windows XP/2000/Vista/2003 server for work.

Since I have Debain Linux at home, I needed a way to login into
Microsoft windows desktop from Linux OS. Many of us working at tech
support use rdesktop to connect to customers’ windows XP box.

Especially it is very useful to configure Outlook or something else
when customers do not understand how to configure or troubleshoot
problem. This is the best way to fix a problem.

Fortunately, Linux has rdesktop utility. It is a client for remote desktop protocol (RDP),
used in a number of Microsoft products including Windows NT Terminal
Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server. You do
not need to install VNC server. All you need is rdesktop client on
Linux or BSD workstation.

Install rdesktop

# apt-get install rdesktop

Connect to MS Windows 2000/2003 server from Linux, type the
following command at a shell prompt (connect to Windows server called
mw2sn100.mycorp.com)

$ rdesktop mw2sn100.mycorp.com

Or connect to windows XP/Vista workstation having IP 192.168.1.17:

$ rdesktop 192.168.1.17

Remote windows XP desktop

Please note that you must first enable remote desktop connection under Windows Server/XP.

• Go to Windows XP Desktop
  
• Right Click on My Computer
  
• Select properties
  
• Select Remote tab
  
• Enable Remote desktop.
  
• Save the changes.

Make sure enterprise firewall allows incoming connection on TCP port
3389. rdesktop supports many other options, see man page of rdesktop or
visit main website of rdesktop for more information.

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ER: and also this GUI app
http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/grdesktop

do i want a 9 inch eee PC?

asus-eee-900-hands-006.jpg

Originally uploaded by erwin huang

9" is obviously a better size

esp if it means a large resolution like 1280 x 800

(vs the current 800 x 400)



the larger SSD is ok, but not really essential



the key is pricing..

to be successful, this 9 inch should fit the current 7 inch market

and be priced at US$399 or HKD2999

it should actually replace the current 701 as a product upgrade

rough out the bugs, and consolidate the market share.

price/performance is the key here.

not just feature.



i feel that the currently branding strategy of Asus is confusing

they should study the initial iPod strategy



when my current version fails, i will just get one of these.

IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT





Blogger Gavin said...



The tragedy of this announcement is that it shows Microsoft has got to Asus, and badly distracted them.



The original Eee sounded the death-knell for Sharp Linux-based PDAs. As a hardware product, it scares the willies out of Sony, who charge £900+ in the UK for an ultra-portable that is bigger than the Eee. It will also probably kill off the UMPC 'Origami' architecture created by Microsoft.



But the really frightening thing about the Eee for MS is that it is introducing millions of people around the world to Linux. Suddenly all these consumers are realising that Linux is OK, and that they don't need Vista. In fact, they can boot up their Eee in 20 seconds, compared to the 5+ minutes of many XP systems, and be on the Net in another 20 seconds. Linux is clutter-free!



Potentially the Eee is more dangerous to Microsoft than Google, because it puts much of its Windows and Office franchise at risk.



It is therefore a great shame that Asus didn't stick with the original Linux-only design. Yes, it would have meant fewer sales in the short term. But it would have wrested a lot of power from MS, and been better for the rest of the world in the long term.


ER: Gavin has a very valid point

after having worked with my eee PC for 2 months

i'd already had 2 more Linux device installed (1 is a older PC that i take out of the corset to reconfig as a NAS, the other is a Virtual Machine on a Mac that i use some Linux app on)

eee PC has truly put the experience of Linux into the hands of many..



let's hope this 9" version of future version has a option for Linux for a lowered price.

(i havent read that its Windows only anywhere yet)

eee PC 9 inch version

from JKKMobile.

no question the 9" screen is better and very attractive

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