Linux rdesktop ERROR recv Connection reset by peer
SOLUTION
From time to time I forget this setting. The vast majority of it means "Turn off Remote Desktop with NLA".
Set on target "Microsoft Windows (WIN)"
- run SystemPropertiesRemote.exe
- deselect "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with NLA"
- try to connect from linux client
REF
Thanks to Maccu Falchi
http://marcofalchi.blogspot.sk/2013/03/linux-rdesktop-windows-8-linux-error.html
If you don't have control over the server you are trying to connect to (or having a bit of chicken/egg situation), then use FreeRDP which supports NLA.
On Debian run
sudo apt-get install xfreerdp-x11
On Ubuntu run
sudo apt-get install freerdp-x11
On Fedora 22 run
sudo dnf install -y freerdp
Check here for more details
I've been dealing with the same issue. The cursor is there - you just can't see it.
So, instead of grabbing some cursors from Windows and hacking your way around this - just use the "-C" flag to use your current custom color map.
e.g. rdesktop -C -u -d xx.xx.xx.xx
This fixed it just fine for me, and needed no other workarounds.