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cv1
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How to configure Remote Desktop on VMWare workstation

I am trying to configure Remote Desktop on VMWare workstation. I tried to enalbe the remote desktop feature under my computer, properites, remote. I'm only able to connect to the VMWare image only on the host machine. When I tried to used remote desktop on another machine to connect it fails.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

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rsa911
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post some extra infos:

host o/s (xp ? vista ?)

guest o/s

ipconfig /all output of both host and guest

virtual machine config file (.vmx) content

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cv1
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Both VMimage and host are XP;

IT is set to NAT.

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rsa911
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NAT is probably what's causing your issue...

as your host & guest are both sharing the same ip (from the outside) and are both using the same port for RDP, you have some potential conflicts

you will need to either switch to bridged or configure NAT to forward a port of your choice (other than 3389 tcp) to your guest vm

assuming you're using W/S 6.0:

open the edit --> Virtual network settings menu

open the NAT tab and click on "EDIT" then on "Port Forwarding"

in the "incoming TCP ports" section, click ADD

for the host port , pick a free port like 9999, enter your guest VM ip address in the virtual machine ip address and 3389 in the port

description: RDP on port 9999

from a remote node on the network, to access your guest via RDP:

mstsc /V:Vmware_HOST_ip:9999

(YES the Vmware HOST ip, not your guest one !)

give it a try and report back

cv1
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Thanks for the reply. I wasnt able to get it to work.

I'm using VW 5.5

If I set it to Bridged what do I need to do to configure this?

Thanks,

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rsa911
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>Thanks for the reply. I wasnt able to get it to work. I'm using VW 5.5

5.5 is fine, it makes no difference for the config we need (maybe the menu are somewhat different but that's it)

what did not worked ? were you able to define the NAT settings ?

did you disabled any firewall running on your host xp ? (including windows built in one in XP SP2 )

if it works with the firewall off, we'll need to add an entry for the custom 9999 port

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cv1
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Thanks for you help!

I just set the adapter to Bridged. I had to do a ip release and renew and that seemed to do the trick.

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avtandil1
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Awesome. Worked like a charm. I even configured a Linux guest (xRDP server ) so it would accept Windows RPD calls. Thanks rsa911

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