One-click RDP + SSH Linux to remote Windows PC
Assumes Linux laptop to connect to a remote PC such as:
- Windows PC with OpenSSH server
- Linux PC with xrdp
On the Linux laptop, install the FreeRDP 3 SDL client, which works natively on Wayland that modern Linux desktop use by default:
apt install freerdp3-sdl| Remote PC IP | Remote PC SSH port | Remote PC RDP port |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2.3.4 | 22 (open TCP firewall) | 3389 (blocked by remote PC firewall) |
Create executable script myrdp.sh on the Linux laptop:
#!/bin/sh
ssh -f -L 4389:localhost:3389 remoteusername@1.2.3.4 sleep 1;
sdl-freerdp3 /v:localhost:4389Running that script on the Linux laptop connects using RDP over SSH to the Windows computer
Notes
- Advanced freerdp configuration (e.g. limited bandwidth)
- FreeRDP command line options
Related: Windows to Windows SSH / RDP