Notes to myself on how to set up Remote Desktop Connection to my VPC image...
This worked for me.
In VPC Settings on HOST PC....
If the VPC needs to get to the Internet, select
Adapter 1: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Net…. [My wireless card]
- In the VPC itself, simply default to
- Obtain IP automatically
- Obtain DNS automatically
If the VPC does not need to get to the internet
- Adapter 1: Loopback Adapter
- In the VPC itself, set the IP address to 10.0.0.5 (or something)
- And set the mask to 255.255.255.0
In the VPC image, need to ensure Remote Desktop and File and Printer Sharing are enabled
In VPC image Make sure these services are started (change them to Automatic if they're not already)
In VPC image, run gpedit.msc (Group Policy snap in) "Set rules for remote control of Terminal Services user sessions"
Still in Group Policy snap in, "Allow users to connect remotely using Terminal Services"
Get the IP address from the VPC image and use that in the Remote Desktop Connection
Note: there's one more Terminal Services setting you have to set or you'll receive the following error message:
I didn't capture the dialog box image, and I don't remember exactly which setting it was, but it most likely was the "Allow log on through Terminal Services" setting. I'll update the blog post after I set up the next VPC image.
Remote Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
- To get into / out of full screen mode: CTRL+ALT+BREAK