Connecting to AWS EC2 Win8 Instance from Ubuntu with Remmina

Question

I'm a real beginner in this subject. My job wants me to connect to our server on AWS - they have created a Win8 Server there.

I have the DNS, the Username and password - thats all. I understand its easy if I have a Win machine (like most of the workers here) but I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.

How on earth do I connect to this instance? Say the DNS I have is:
ec2-<server>.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com

Do I need remmina or can I do it from my terminal? I'd like to connect to the server, and see the GUI version of the server's desktop. If it was a linux server it'd be enough for me to connect to the console, but its windows so I figure I need a GUI...

When I try putting the DNS,username,password in Remmina I get this message:

Unable to connect to RDP server  <server>.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com

Do I need to know something else about the server? Do I need a .pem key? Also - I've read some posts and it was written to check/delete something in the ~/.freerdp/certs file - but this file doesn't exist on my computer, when I ls in my ~/.freerdp/ directory -> its empty.

Please help as I clearly don't know how to connet to the remote server, and sadly I couldn't find any info on connection from Ubuntu to Win8 on AWS.

Bonus help: How do I then install Node.js on that server :)**

EDIT

Now when I connect I get this message:

Certificate Details:

Subject: CN = WIN-KUFF....
Issuer: CN = WIN-KUFF....

Fingerprint: e4:0f:.......

Accept Certificate? OK/Cancel

I press OK and then get the same message of Unable to connect to RDP server..

Answer 1

I successfully connected with Windows server in AWS through Remmina on Ubuntu. My configuration were as below,

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• Server : Public IP
• Username : Administrator
• Password : ******
• Domain : Public DNS

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I think the trick is Server and Domain. Insert Public IP and Public DNS you can obtained from AWS Instances page.

Cheers!

Answer 2

Steps Should be

1. Ubuntu Dash and search for and select ‘tsclient’ When Terminal

2. Server Client opens, type the AWS DNS , username and password of the Windows computer and click ‘Connect’

Node.js you can follow this http://www.hanselman.com/blog/InstallingAndRunningNodejsApplicationsWithinIISOnWindowsAreYouMad.aspx

let me know is that work