Re: [X2go-dev] RDP Connections on x2go Client

On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 23:45 -0700, Dimitris Anogiatis wrote:

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    > John,
    >
    >
    > you're close but no cigar yet.
    >
    >
    > Let me attempt to explain again.
    >
    >
    > Assume that x2goserver is running on Debian Lenny with an IP
    of
    > 192.168.0.10
    > Also assume that Virtualbox is running the XP virtual
    machine with an
    > IP of 192.168.0.109
    >
    >
    > here's what i do in steps
    >
    >
    > 1) I turn on my laptop and boot into windows vista (IP
    192.168.0.130)
    > 2) I load Remote Desktop Connection
    > 3) I type in the username & password, press enter and I can
    connect to
    > the Windows XP virtual machine (on 192.168.0.109).
    > 4) I then log off of Windows XP.
    >
    >
    > Now that I know that RDP works I'm trying to do the same
    with the x2go
    > client that I installed on Windows Vista.
    >
    >
    > 1) I load the x2goclient (for windows)  on my laptop
    (192.168.0.130)
    > 2) I make a new session named Virtualbox XP
    > 3) Host: 192.168.0.109
    > 4) Login: the same username I have on XP
    > 5) SSH Port: 3389 (this, I think is most likely the problem
    area cause
    > RDP doesn't use ssh)
    > 6) Session Type: Connect to Windows terminal server
     Server:
    > 192.168.0.109 (Not sure if this is correct but it's the same
    IP as the
    > host)
    > 7) I press OK set the password, press OK and I'm waiting for
    it to
    > connect
    > 8) An error message pops up "Connection Failed
    192.168.0.109:
    > ssh_exchange_identification: read: Software caused
    connection abort"
    >
    >
    > and That's all.  Same thing happens when I reboot the
    computer and
    > load xubuntu.
    >
    >
    > I can connect to the vm using Remotedesktop-Client (a gui of
    rdesktop)
    > but x2goclient-gtk on xubuntu reports the same error.
    >
    >
    > For other kinds of sessions i.e. Gnome, LXDE sessions (Not
    using KDE)
    > and single application sessions, x2goclient on both
    platforms works
    > like a charm.
    >
    >
    > Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong guys? or is it a bug
    that needs
    > squashing?
    >
    >
    > Thanks for all your help in advance
    >
    >
    > Regards
    > Dimitris
    
    Ah, now I see what you're doing but I'm not sure why you are
    doing it.
    Perhaps this is because I'm not familiar with using the
    terminal server
    session type.  I think you are misusing it but my experience
    is not
    based upon X2Go server.
    
    I believe the terminal server option is not used for
    connecting the
    x2goclient to a terminal server.  x2goclient does not "speak"
    RDP as far
    as I know, only NX.  Instead, what it does is connect to the
    X2GoServer
    running on the Lenny server and then, instead of launching
    startkde or
    gnomesession, it starts rdesktop to connect to a terminal
    server.  The
    important point is that the x2goclient is not connecting
    directly to the
    RDP server; it is connecting directly to the X2GoServer which
    then
    established an RDP connection to the Windows server.  At
    least, that's
    how I think it works in NoMachine.  I really don't know about
    X2Go.
    Sorry I can't be more authoritative - John
    

Thank you John,

What you described on your last reply worked just fine... I was going at it the wrong way. As you described everything happens on the x2goserver. I was under the impression that x2goclient talks directly to the RDP server.

Thank you very much

Regards, Dimitris

Hi, Dimitris. I'm glad it finally sorted. I've cc'd the list just in case someone else interprets the terminal server option the same way. Thanks for your patience working through it - John