Name:
rdesktop-1.4.1.tar.gz
Description: rdesktop
Version: 1.4.1
Size: 211 KB (216,017 bytes)
MD5 Sum: 78dd2bae04edf1cb9f65c29930dcc993
Developer: rdesktop was initially written by Matthew Chapman based on various
scarce documentation, wire sniffs, and trial-and-error.
Developer Website:
Matthew Chapman's WebHome
Obtained From:
rdesktop.org
Download URL:
SourceForge.net - voxrox
Obtained On: 2/05/2005
Requirements: rdesktop currently runs on most UNIX based platforms with the X
Window System, and other ports should be fairly straightforward.
Purchase Information: Free.
License: GNU Public Licence (GPL)
Redistributable: Yes
Comments:
rdesktop is an open source client for Windows NT Terminal Server and Windows 2000/2003
Terminal Services, capable of natively speaking Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in order to
present the user's NT desktop. Unlike Citrix ICA, no server extensions are required.
rdesktop currently runs on most UNIX based platforms with the X Window System, and other
ports should be fairly straightforward.
rdesktop was initially written by Matthew Chapman based on various scarce documentation,
wire sniffs, and trial-and-error. It is released under the GNU Public Licence (GPL).
The rdesktop file releases contain documentation on the program.
The RDP protocol itself is essentially an extension of the ITU-T T.128 (aka T.SHARE)
application sharing protocol.
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