We have a MS Windows remote desktop server that tricklab users can use as a Visio farm for GunnShow. See GunnShow: Internal ER Access to request an account on this server.

The server is called rd1 and you can login to it from inside the Tricklab/EDGE/ESGL network. From a linux shell, use this command to start the remote desktop (we suggest you make an alias for it):

$ xfreerdp -u < username > -d ndc.nasa.gov -g 1910×1146 rd1.esgl.gov

where < username > is your NDC account username. You can adjust the screen resolution in the “-g 1910×1146” argument to your liking. Depending on your Linux OS, you may use the rdesktop command instead of xfreerdp. The command syntax is the same.

From Windows or Mac, use the Remote Desktop Connection application.

When the sys admins create your rd1 account, they should have mapped a network drive to your $HOME folder in the tricklab Linux filespace. If they haven’t, these steps may allow you to set it up yourself, of you can ask them to do it for you:

• Click Start → Computer
• Click Map network drive
• Select a Drive letter (we suggest H:)
• For Folder, enter: \\js-er-trick-samba.trick.gov\, where is the name of your tricklab $HOME folder.
• Click Finish

The result should be a new H:\ drive that points to your $HOME folder in tricklab. Then you’ll be able to configure GunnShow to access files in there.

Contact us or the tricklab system administrator for any problems with this setup.

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