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Shemp is our Terminal Server. It is currently running Windows Server 2003. Shemp contains all the same software as the Windows machines in the computer science lab and be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. In order to be able to access Shemp, you will need a Windows domain account with Terminal Server access. To get an account, go to http://www.cs.mtsu.edu and click on New Account.

• NOTE: You must select that you want a Windows account and Terminal Server account.

Contents 1 Logging In 1.1 Mac 1.2 Linux 1.3 Windows 2 Tips & Tricks 2.1 Move Files Back And Forth 2.1.1 Mac / Windows 2.1.2 Linux 2.2 Get Sound 2.2.1 Mac / Windows 2.2.2 Linux 2.3 Print to Your Home Printer 2.3.1 Mac / Windows 2.3.2 Linux 2.4 One Button Connect 2.4.1 Linux

Logging In

Mac

First you need to download Remote Desktop Connection from Microsoft. Download it here: RDC.bin. Save the file to your desktop. You will need Stuff It Expander if you don't already have it. You can download Stuff It Expander here. After you have Stuff It Expander installed, you may double click the .bin file on your desktop. It should automatically be opened with Stuff It Expander. This will create a .dmg file on your desktop called RDC103EN.dmg. Double click it to open it in Finder. Now drag and drop the icon labeled Remote Desktop Connection to you Applications folder. It is now installed on your computer and you can delete the .dmg and .bin files on your desktop.

Start Remote Desktop Connection and enter the following URL into the field labeled Computer:

shemp.cs.mtsu.edu

Then click connect. A connection will be made and you will be asked for your username and password. This is usually the same as your pipeline account unless your professor gave you a special username and password. If you username and password are rejected, you most likely need to request an account. If the account was created by your professor for you, contact your professor before requesting an account.

Linux

In order the use a Remote Desktop Connection with linux, you will need rdesktop installed. Most distributions come with this already. It is certainly in your package manager. Start up your favorite terminal emulator and enter this command:

rdesktop shemp.cs.mtsu.edu

You will be presented with a login screen. Enter you username and password and click OK. For more information on the rdesktop command, run this:

man rdesktop

Windows

Open Remote Desktop Connection. It is located in Start->All Programs->Accessories->Communications. Enter this URL into the field labeled Computer

shemp.cs.mtsu.edu

Then click connect. A connection will be made you will be asked for you username and password. This is usually the same as your pipeline account unless your professor gave you a special username and password. If you username and password are rejected, you most likely need to request an account. If the account was created by your professor for you, contact your professor before requesting an account.

Tips & Tricks

Move Files Back And Forth

Mac / Windows

Open Remote Desktop Connection. Click on Options. Then click on the Local Resources tab. Make sure under Local devices the disk drives is checked.

Linux

Run the rdesktop command as above but add -r disk:sharename=path . So if my username on my local box jon and I wanted to share my home directory as a disk on Shemp, my command would look like:

rdesktop shemp.cs.mtsu.edu -r disk:jonshome=/home/jon/

• NOTE: You can give disk: a list of directories to share, comma separated.

Get Sound

Mac / Windows

Open Remote Desktop Connection. Click on Option. Then click on the Local Resourcces tab. Make sure under Remote computer sound you have Bring to this computer selected.

Linux

Run the redesktop command as above but add -r sound:local. You must make sure that no other program is using your sound device such as xine, gstreamer (Gnome), or arts (KDE).

rdesktop shemp.cs.mtsu.edu -r sound:local

Print to Your Home Printer

Mac / Windows

Open Remote Desktop Connection. Click on Options. Then click on the Local Resources tab. Make sure under Local devices you have Printers checked.

Linux

Run the rdesktop command as above but add -r printer:printername=driver . This can be a bit tricky and most likely won't work. The driver portion is optional and is only needed if you have several printers. You can give printer: a list of printers to share, comma separated.

rdesktop shemp.cs.mtsu.edu -r printer:officejet

One Button Connect

Linux

Make a custom launcher for your desktop enviroment: Gnome is the default in the labs. For Gnome all you need to do is right click on the top panel and choose add to panel->custom application launcher. Name it whatever you like and choose an icon. Now for the command field enter something like this:

rdesktop shemp.cs.mtsu.edu -r disk:local=/home/<home drive>/ -u <username> -d cs -p <password> -f

-r : mounting your local drives

-u : your shemp username

-d : the domain (cs)

-f : fullscreen

-p : your shemp password (single user system only -- read below)

This last part is tricky, if you have it on your own system, it should be safe. On a multi-user system, someone could easily read your password, because the entire line is viewable by the process list (ps). Just leave this off and it will prompt you.