Re: rdesktop

[Scott roccVegas <scottrocc@msn.com>]

I seem to have an issue as well and my cdn error 

Scottrocc
roccVegas ent.Inc

> On Feb 13, 2014, at 12:21 PM, "Karl E. Jorgensen" <karl@jorgensen.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 11:03:07PM +0800, lina wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> When I tried to use rdesktop, it showed me
>> 
>> ERROR: getaddrinfo: No address associated with hostname
> 
> As others have already mentioned: This is a DNS Name -> IP address
> resolution problem. Not rdesktop.
> 
> It could be as simple as needing to use the fully qualified domain
> name, if your /etc/resolv.conf has a different "search" path that the
> equivalent on windows.
> 
>> 
>> I was advised by our admin that "It is something to do with the RDP
>> version on Linux. It has some compatibility issues with the more recent
>> version of MS-RDP. "
> 
> Yeah right. Not.  Whoever claimed that: Make a mental note to avoid
> letting this person solve problems in the future.  It will probably
> save you both time and frustration.  Or that person didn't understand
> your problem in the first place.  Both is bad news.
> 
> But there is *some* truth to this: I have found that servers with NLA
> (Network Level Authentication) enabled, rdesktop doesn't work. But the
> symptoms for this are very different: it will exit with some error
> code, essentially saying "booh-hooh: The other end closed the
> connection on me!!".
> 
>> Further, I was told to try use windows to connect to that window machine
>> in order to access some software.
> 
> Well - I suspect that the person you talked to prefers/advocates
> windows?  Or (in)corporate policy or somesuch arguments.
> 
>> I checked the debian package, seems currently the one I use is the
>> latest version, any suggestion about how to resolve it without resorting
>> to the Windows.
> 
> Depending on your local network and the hostname you're using: It may
> actually work from a windows machine.  If [1] you were given a windows
> server NETBIOS name, it may not be resolvable unless you have
> libnss-winbind installed[2].  Such names are usually recognizable by:
> - No more than 8 characters
> - Usually specified in ALL UPPER CASE
> - Sometimes specified with leading '\\'
> 
> The litmus test for this is to try to ping the name from a windows
> box.  (Whether it actually *responds* to pings is irrelevant - what
> matters is whether ping can resolve the name to an IP address).  If it
> works there, but not from linux, then lack of libnss-winbind *may* be
> your problem.
> 
> [1] ... and this is a BIG if on my part.  I'm at the limits of my
>    knowledge and experience here.
> 
> [2] I'm not even 100% sure of the package name. But bear with me.
> 
> Hope this helps
> -- 
> Karl E. Jorgensen
> 
> 
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