On the Start menu, search for “Remote Desktop Connection” using the search bar and click to run it. Enter either the IP address (CH422 computers listed at bottom of page) or the computer name (example below) of the computer in need of remote access in the Computer box and click 'Connect'.

computer_name.aerospace.local

Enter username as 'AD\firstname.lastname' and password into the box and click 'OK'. To end connection and log off the remotely-accessed computer, click the Log off button in the Start menu.

While connected to the campus VPN (instructions found here), go to the Start menu and search for “Remote Desktop Connection” using the search bar and click to run it. Enter the IP address of the computer in need of remote access (CH422 computers listed at bottom of page) in the Computer box and click 'Connect'. Enter your Aerospace username and password with aerospace\ before the username and click 'OK'.

aerospace\username

Click 'Yes' to connect anyway despite certificate errors. To end connection and log off the remotely-accessed computer, click the Log off button in the Start menu.

• Make sure you have rdesktop installed on your local machine.

  sudo yum install rdesktop

• Next, run rdesktop

  rdesktop -u AD\user.name ###.###.###.###

  where ###.###.###.### is the IP address of the remote computer you're trying to access.

• When asked if 'Do you trust this certificate' type yes and hit enter.

See list of computer in Clifford Hall 423.