Remote Desktop into
Environment
Contents
Goals............................................................................................................................................ 2
Connect Using
Remote Desktop Connection From Windows......................................................... 2
Connect to a
Windows VPS From a Linux Machine....................................................................... 3
Troubleshooting
Remote Connection.............................................................................................. 4
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................... 5
Goals
After reading this guide, you should be able to connect to a
Windows virtual server using Remote Desktop Connection. Using remote desktop
connection, you can move your files freely between your VPS and any computer, with
no need for additional programs or confusing FTP information. Using RDP only
requires a few extra steps when connecting normally to your VPS.
Connect Using Remote Desktop
Connection From Windows
Here are the steps to connect to your VPS from a Windows system using
Remote Desktop Connection:
1.
To find the Remote Desktop Connection shortcut, click the Start
button, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Communications,
and then click Remote Desktop Connection. To quickly open the Remote
Desktop Connection, open the Start menu, and then type mstsc in the Search box.
2.
Replace “Mention Your server IP Address” with your actual server
IP and then click Connect.
Your username should be in the following format: servername\administrator. All
VPS servers follow the VPSXXXX format and the administrator login follows the vpsxxxxadmin
format.
3.
Once you click Connect, you will need to enter the password of the
VPS and then click the arrow next to the password field to login.
You
have now logged into the server.
Connect to a Windows VPS from a Linux Machine
Linux has rdesktop utility. You do not need to install any third
party software such as a VNC server to connect to your Windows machine. All you
need is an rdesktop client on your Linux workstation. Here
are the steps to connect to a Windows VPS from a Linux machine:
1.
Open Konsole from your local Linux machine. If you do not have the
rdesktop utility, use the following command to install it. For a CentOS system,
you have to type “yum” instead of “apt-get”.
2.
To connect to MS-Windows systems from Linux, type the following
command
You have now logged into the server.
Troubleshooting Remote Connection
In
case you are unable to connect to your server remotely, you can use the telnet
command to check whether the remote desktop connection port is open. Use the
following command to telnet:
The
telnet result should give the following output:
If
you do not get the result, try to turn off your local machine firewall.
Conclusion
Now
that you have successfully logged into the server, you can connect to your
computer from various locations to access your applications, files, contacts,
and more. This feature provides solid functionality and good performance. If
you encountered any issues with this guide, please also note that there is
additional information available in our Wiki database at
http://myhosting.com/kb. Finally, we encourage you to contact our technical
support team by email at vps@myhosting.com, or calling us at 1-866-289-5091
with any questions or concerns.
