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AndyMcM
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‎09-14-2012 08:53 AM

VMware View Client & Proxy

Does anyone know any way of using the VMware View client using a Proxy?

We are trying to run an implimentation that we are not allowed to open any ports through firewall to a remote VDI Gateway and can only go through a Proxy.

Got it all working to login but then get as far as trying to get VDI Window on screen its all black, which sounds like can't get the TCP/UDP 4172 traffic to the View Client machine.

We have got the rules into the Proxy to allow traffic to pass through it to the right desination, using a Clearswift Secure Web Gateway.

Has anyone had any luck getting this sort of thing working?

Cheers

Andrew

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AndyMcM
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‎09-20-2012 03:34 AM

Thanks for coming back, had a look at the KB article and that is not really what am looking for.

Almost the opposite, am looking at how to make all View Client traffic to go through a Proxy rather than bypass it as if we bypass the IE proxy then it gets stopped by the firewall.

Cheers

A.

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ozjonesy
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‎11-12-2012 09:33 PM

Did you ever figure this one out Andy? I am hitting the exact same issue, we need to connect via our proxy or the traffic gets dropped. I have a proxy that requires authentication and it seems like there is no way of providing credentials.

Luke

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AndyMcM
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‎11-13-2012 07:43 AM

Hi Luke,

Was lucky enough to be at VMworld Europe and in one of the group sessions spoke to a View Product Manager and we chatted about this issue.

The outcome was that at the moment there is no solution and you need to have UDP/TCP port 4172 open to the destination.

I know VMware are playing about with some technology that does everything through the Web port was a fling and has been intigrated in Workstation. If they bring that to View it would be good.


A.

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