Connecting Windows machine from CentOS


rdesktop (Remote Desktop) is the package used to connect the windows machine from linux server. Its used RDP ( Remote Desktop Protocol) with 3389 port.

Step 1: Install rdesktop

[root@server.local ~]#yum install rdesktop

Step 2: How to connect remote windows machine

[root@server.local ~]#rdesktop -u admin winhost1

[root@server.local ~]#rdesktop -u admin 192.168.1.10

After that enter the admin password to login into the windows machine.

Hope you are connected the windows host.