ToolsFebruary 9, 20261 min readby 0xt0pus

rdesktop

Open-source RDP client for connecting to Windows Remote Desktop services from Linux


Rdesktop

Description

Rdesktop is an RDP client for Linux used to connect to Windows machines via Remote Desktop.

Usage 1: Connect to Windows Machine

Command:

rdesktop ip -g 95%

Usage 2: Connect with Credentials

Command:

rdesktop 192.168.08.23 -u els_user -p passwordOfUser

Usage 3: Connect via Port Forwarding

Command:

rdesktop 127.0.0.1:3333