Do the following:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Setting up a RDP on Linux with Windows 2008 Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication

The following may be out of installation order:

Installation:
Download and install libfreerpd
sudo dpkg -i libfreerdp1_1.0.1-1_amd64.deb

Download and install freerdp version 1.0 or later
sudo dpkg -i freerdp-x11_1.0.1-1_amd64.deb

Download and install the Open Source rdpdesktop
http://rdpdesk.com/distribs/rdpdesk_3.3.0-0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i rdpdesk_3.3.0-0_amd64.deb

Use:
First setup your authentication certificates
/usr/sbin/xfreerpd -u username -d domainname servername
You will be prompted to enter your Domain Password
You will be prompted to trust the certificate

Ignore any errors. If it fails run xfreerdp again and it will authentcate now that you have the servers Thumbprint.

The xfreerdp process will need ran once for each server from terminal that you are going to connect to.

Run RDPDESKTOP software and setup your server connections.
Be sure to choose “RDP Protocol (freerdp) to use the Network Authentication that you previously setup.

In Ubuntu 11.10:

Install ccsm if you don’t already have it (bizarrely, it’s not installed by default)
Run it
Go to Desktop
Click Ubuntu Unity Plugin
Go to the Experimental tab

Set the Auto-maximize value to 100% to completely disable it, or just to a higher percentage if you like the behavior but the default 75% is the wrong value for you.

You can configure network card by editing text files stored in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory. First change directory to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/:
# cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
You need to edit / create files as follows:

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 : First Ethernet card configuration file
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 : Second Ethernet card configuration file

To edit/create first NIC file, type command:
# vi ifcfg-eth0
Append/modify as follows:

# Intel Corporation 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
DHCPCLASS=
HWADDR=00:30:48:56:A6:2E
IPADDR=10.10.29.66
NETMASK=255.255.255.192
ONBOOT=yes

Save and close the file. Define default gateway (router IP) and hostname in /etc/sysconfig//network file:
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network
Append/modify configuration as follows:
NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=www1.nixcraft.in
GATEWAY=10.10.29.65

Save and close the file. Restart networking:
# /etc/init.d/network restart

Make sure you have correct DNS server defined in /etc/resolv.conf file:
# vi /etc/resolv.conf
Setup DNS Server as follows:
nameserver 10.0.80.11
nameserver 10.0.80.12
nameserver 202.67.222.222

Save and close the file. Now you can ping the gateway/other hosts:
$ ping 10.0.80.12
Output:

PING 10.0.80.12 (10.0.80.12) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.80.12: icmp_seq=1 ttl=251 time=0.972 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.80.12: icmp_seq=2 ttl=251 time=1.11 ms

You can also check for Internet connectivity with nslookup or host command:
$ nslookup cyberciti.biz
Output:

Server: 10.0.80.11
Address: 10.0.80.11#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: cyberciti.biz
Address: 75.126.43.232

You can also use host command:
$ host nixcraft.in
Output:

nixcraft.in has address 75.126.43.232
nixcraft.in mail is handled by 10 mail.nixcraft.in.

Your main network configuration file is /etc/network/interfaces

Desired new sample settings:
=> Host IP address 192.168.1.100
=> Netmask: 255.255.255.0
=> Network ID: 192.168.1.0
=> Broadcast IP: 192.168.1.255
=> Gateway/Router IP: 192.168.1.254
=> DNS Server: 192.168.1.254

Open network configuration file
$ sudo vi /etc/network/interfacesOR$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

Find and remove dhcp entry:by Vivek Gite
iface eth0 inet dhcp

Append new network settings:

iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.254

Save and close the file. Restart the network:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
Task: Define new DNS servers

Open /etc/resolv.conf file
$ sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf

You need to remove old DNS server assigned by DHCP server:
search myisp.com
nameserver 192.168.1.254
nameserver 202.54.1.20
nameserver 202.54.1.30

Save and close the file.
Task: Test DNS server

$ host cyberciti.biz
Network command line cheat sheet

You can also use commands to change settings. Please note that these settings are temporary and not the permanent. Use above method to make network changes permanent or GUI tool as described below.
Task: Display network interface information

$ ifconfig
Task: Take down network interface eth0 / take a network interface down

$ sudo ifconfig eth0 downOR $ sudo ifdown eth0
Task: Bring a network interface eth0 up

$ sudo ifconfig eth0 upOR$ sudo ifup eth0
Task: Change IP address and netmask from command line

Activate network interface eth0 with a new IP (192.168.1.50) / netmask:
$ sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.50 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
Task: Display the routing table

$ /sbin/route OR$ /sbin/route -n
Output:

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 ra0
172.16.114.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
172.16.236.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
default 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ra0

Task: Add a new gateway

$ sudo route add default gw 172.16.236.0
Task: Display current active Internet connections (servers and established connection)

$ netstat -nat
Task: Display open ports

$ sudo netstat -tulpOR$ sudo netstat -tulpn
Task: Display network interfaces stats (RX/TX etc)

$ netstat -i
Task: Display output for active/established connections only

$ netstat -e
$ netstat -te
$ netstat -tue

Where,

-t : TCP connections
-u : UDP connections
-e : Established

Task: Test network connectivity

Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts, routers, servers etc with ping command. This verifies connectivity exists between local host and remote network system:
$ ping router
$ ping 192.168.1.254
$ ping cyberciti.biz

See simple Linux system monitoring with ping command and scripts for more information.
Task: Use GUI (Graphical Configuration) network Tool

If you are new, use GUI configuration tool, type the following command at terminal:
$ network-admin &

Above command is Ubuntu’s GUI for configuring network connections tool.
Final tip – Learn how find out more information about commands

A man page is your best friend when you wanted to learn more about particular command or syntax. For example, read detailed information about ifconfig and netstat command:
$ man ifconfig
$ man netstat

Just get a short help with all command options by appending –help option to each command:
$ netstat –help

Find out what command is used for particular task by searching the short descriptions and manual page names for the keyword:
$ man -k ‘delete directory’
$ apropos -s 1 remove

Display short descriptions of a command:
$ whatis rm
$ whatis netstat

By Vivek Gite