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> On Feb 13, 2014, at 12:21 PM, "Karl E. Jorgensen" <k...@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 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20140213202046.GD2934@hawking > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/snt404-eas96a2bd5a2b85d314b0ce63a7...@phx.gbl
