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Advanced FreeRDP commands

Below, you can find some examples of connection setups made for different situations (network speed, audio, scaling, ...).

Deluxe Fullscreen

xfreerdp-2.0.0 /g:worli.ee.ethz.ch /d:d /u:username /v:SERVERNAME.ee.ethz.ch /gdi:hw /gfx:rfx +gfx-progressive +bitmap-cache +offscreen-cache +glyph-cache /rfx /codec-cache:rfx -compression /bpp:32 /network:lan +fonts +window-drag +menu-anims +wallpaper +decorations +themes +aero +clipboard /sound:sys:pulse /f /multimon /span +toggle-fullscreen

• *Fullscreen mode, max. network speed, as many as possible decorations and animations. Audio forwarded.

Deluxe Scaling

xfreerdp-2.0.0 /g:worli.ee.ethz.ch /d:d /u:USERNAME /v:vela.ee.ethz.ch /gdi:hw /gfx:rfx +gfx-progressive +bitmap-cache +offscreen-cache +glyph-cache /rfx /codec-cache:rfx -compression /bpp:32 /network:lan +fonts +window-drag +menu-anims +wallpaper +decorations +themes +aero +clipboard /dynamic-resolution /sound:sys:pulse /w:1920 /h:1080

• *Full HD resolution, scaling still possible. max. network speed, as many as possible decorations and animations. Audio forwarded.

RemoteApps (BETA)

RDP file method

• Connect to https://worli.ee.ethz.ch/RDWeb

• Login with your nethz credentials: "d\USERNAME"

• Downlaod the rdp file of a RemoteApp to a location you remeber and name it for example RemoteApp.rdp (for example notepad.rdp)

xfreerdp-2.0.0 ./notepad.rdp /g:worli.ee.ethz.ch /gu:USERNAME /gd:d /u:USERNAME /d:d

Direct connection by using an alias

xfreerdp-2.0.0 /g:worli.ee.ethz.ch /d:d /u:USERNAME /v:vela.ee.ethz.ch /app:"||notepad" /rfx

• *Opens only a single program within a single window (scaling possible)

• You can find the name of the alias by downloading the RDP file and opening it with a text editor. Search for the line 'remoteapplicationprogram:s:||notepad' and extract the alias after the pipe symbols. In this case: 'notepad'.

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