rdesktopremote desktopwindows xp
I have a USB smartcard reader connected to a windows XP system. When I am accessing this system using the rdesktop Linux client, the windows system no longer "sees" the USB device, even though it's physically connected to the computer.
What do I have to do to get this to work?
Note that I am not talking about forwarding a local usb device to use it on the remote computer.
Yes and no.
If you are talking about USB flash drives, it is possible and share them as a hard drive.
The same goes with a few compatible Plug and Play devices, but not everything.
Open remote desktop (Mstsc) and click the "Local Resources" tab, then click "More" under the "Local devices and resources" section.
From here, you should be able to set what is shared from your local machine to the remote.
Try the Microsoft Remote Desktop client 6.0. It is newer than the one that ships with XP.
Best Answer
This works for me on my RHEL 6.4 machine