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You have a few ways to connect to your VPS server.
If you do not need desktop access, you can connect to it just as you would any Plesk server running PSA.
You can gain desktop access using Remote Desktop Connection, if you are running Windows XP. If you are on an older client OS, you can download the latest RDP client from here. (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tools/rdclientdl.mspx)
If you are running Linux as your desktop, you can use a program called rdesktop, which is an RDP client for Linux. You can find more about rdesktop here. (http://www.rdesktop.org/)
And there is a Mac client as well (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True).
The Virtuozzo Power Panel also has an ActiveX Remote Desktop client built in ( but will only work if you have IE 5.0 or higher with Javascript and ActiveX support enabled).
Hi, Do you have any Tutorials for the Remote Desktop Connection Methods?? Its new from many people, also for me..
Regards,
HT-Admin
Wow, this is great ! I can't wait to try this ! :eek:
charles
02-22-2005, 10:49 AM
Hi, Do you have any Tutorials for the Remote Desktop Connection Methods?? Its new from many people, also for me..
Regards,
Wael Radhi
It's very simple to use. Install any of the clients mentioned, and connect to the server using your IP address.
At that point you'll get a standard windows login.
If you use linux you can pass the username and password in onthe commandline and get logged in automatically.
rdesktop ip_address -u Administrator -p pass&
Really nothing to it.
EDIT: You must logout of windows when you disconnect. If you don't you will have to wait for the old connection to timeout, or reboot your VPS.
hth
charles
Hello,
Two things happened to me just now as I tried to login for the first time:
1) I used the WinXP remote desktop connection and was amazed at how quickly it loaded up the remote system. Oddly, I did not have to do any windows authentication to login to the VPS account. I wanted to show a colleague how quickly the connection was made, so I closed the WinXP RDC, then tried to reconnect - but alas, it seems to be "lost" somewhere. No error message, just a bit of window flashing. Thoughts?
2) To get around (1), I figured I would reboot the VPS, so I tried to login to Plesk. On first login, pick the shared IP and change password. I get an error message saying that "Some fields are empty or contain an improper value", and it highlights the hostname field. I have tried many different hostname/ip/password combination, but nothing. Even a cancel and leave the original hostname as-is.
Suggestions on how to get around this?
.Thomas
Hello,
Two things happened to me just now as I tried to login for the first time:
1) I used the WinXP remote desktop connection and was amazed at how quickly it loaded up the remote system. Oddly, I did not have to do any windows authentication to login to the VPS account. I wanted to show a colleague how quickly the connection was made, so I closed the WinXP RDC, then tried to reconnect - but alas, it seems to be "lost" somewhere. No error message, just a bit of window flashing. Thoughts?
Whats the IP of your VPS?
2) To get around (1), I figured I would reboot the VPS, so I tried to login to Plesk. On first login, pick the shared IP and change password. I get an error message saying that "Some fields are empty or contain an improper value", and it highlights the hostname field. I have tried many different hostname/ip/password combination, but nothing. Even a cancel and leave the original hostname as-is.
Suggestions on how to get around this?
.Thomas
Did you try to reboot through the PowerPanel or actually through Plesk?
I looked you up. I rebooted your server manually and can now connect via RDP.
Make sure to either set RDP session timeouts or actually 'logoff' versus disconnecting.
charles
02-22-2005, 03:46 PM
2) To get around (1), I figured I would reboot the VPS, so I tried to login to Plesk. On first login, pick the shared IP and change password. I get an error message saying that "Some fields are empty or contain an improper value", and it highlights the hostname field. I have tried many different hostname/ip/password combination, but nothing. Even a cancel and leave the original hostname as-is.
Suggestions on how to get around this?
.Thomas
Use a fully qualified domain name for the hostname.
hth
charles
Hi,
Seams to me I had similar problems with RD , when I just go out of it ( click X ) then I can't login back , I must restart and when I go to Log-off then everything is ok :)
I see that there is MsSQL server installed , will this future be expensive for end-user ( us ) ?
And do you know what VPS plans will be available ( how much ram , disk , etc ) ? :rolleyes:
dhunter65
02-22-2005, 04:22 PM
I had a similar problem logging in, with a twist.
I logged in using Remote Desktop downloaded from M$ onto my Win2000 laptop. It logged in very quickly and I was able to easily remotely administer the VPS. But I like to use RealVNC rather than Remote Desktop so I downloaded onto the VPS and installed it. I then logged out of Remote Desktop and tried to log in using RealVNC. I got a Virtuosso error saying "Logon to VPS root session is prohibited". I then tried to log back into Remote Desktop but I couldn't get in. So I tried to reboot through Plesk, but I still can't get in.
At first I figured the problem was RealVNC, but since other people are having similar problems, I'm assuming it's Virtuosso related.
Do you need to reboot my VPS? You might need to remove RealVNC.
Thanks,
Danny
charles
02-22-2005, 04:22 PM
Hi,
Seams to me I had similar problems with RD , when I just go out of it ( click X ) then I can't login back , I must restart and when I go to Log-off then everything is ok :)
I'll update the earlier post to include a warning for this, thanks. We should have mentioned you need to logoff or you wont be able to login again without rebooting as you only have a single RD license.
I see that there is MsSQL server installed , will this future be expensive for end-user ( us ) ?
I am waiting for an answer from our sales rep on the licensing, and will get back to you when we know for sure. This MS licensing is crazy stuff. I had assumed since it was included, it means its licensed, but do not know for sure. It's probably safe to assume at this point that its going to cost you something :)
And do you know what VPS plans will be available ( how much ram , disk , etc ) ? :rolleyes:
We intend to have plans that are similar to our Linux Power-1 and Power-2. But this beta will help determine the eventual package specs.
All the beta servers are Power-1 right now.
dhunter65
02-22-2005, 04:33 PM
Follow-up:
I had to reboot a second time but I am now able to get in through Remote Desktop. I am still unable to get in through RealVNC, but I can live with that.
Just a comment on VNC.
As you may know by now, VNC does NOT work in a Virtuozzo environment.
This is due to the fact that VNC gives you access to the console session of Windows, while RDP is a virtual session. Since there is no 'console' to a VPS, there is no way to VNC to work, hence the Virtuozzo message you received.
Well, I am still stuck in the reboot part, I can't access my power panel. Its so slow, and it takes more than 5 mins to load then it says page cannot be displayed.
charles
02-22-2005, 05:06 PM
Well, I am still stuck in the reboot part, I can't access my power panel. Its so slow, and it takes more than 5 mins to load then it says page cannot be displayed.
Wael, please send a ticket to support showing the URL you are trying. I will respond with the URL that works fine (and fast) for me.
charles
charles
02-22-2005, 06:44 PM
Just a comment on VNC.
As you may know by now, VNC does NOT work in a Virtuozzo environment.
This is due to the fact that VNC gives you access to the console session of Windows, while RDP is a virtual session. Since there is no 'console' to a VPS, there is no way to VNC to work, hence the Virtuozzo message you received.
Actually you can run VNC in your VPS. You just can't run it as a service. What this means is if you are already connected via remote desktop, you can run a vnc server and allow others to connect to your VPS at the same time, but they share the same session with you. If you disconnect the VMC server will shutdown too.
It's at least useful to show others what you are doing, or have multiple connections (just not simultaneous use).
hth
charles
Looks like I started a brush fire with that one.
After the reboot of the vps, all worked fine. I've made some changes in the Terminal Services stuff to disconnect connections after 'bout an hour or so. I couldn't find the "force log off" option, at least not explicitly.
To those who haven't ventured into the PowerPanel, Virtuozzo has a built-in remote desktop that works just fine (using MsIE 5). Perfect for logging in from your hotel or elsewhere without any other software.
.lvlk
Well, I am still stuck in the reboot part, I can't access my power panel. Its so slow, and it takes more than 5 mins to load then it says page cannot be displayed.
Wael, possibly obvious question, but what connection speed are you RDCing on?
I got through this, Thanks for the help Tony.
klarth
02-26-2005, 02:04 AM
I have similar problems where I just get disconnected after a few seconds...is it any better using the one in the Power Panel?
I have similar problems where I just get disconnected after a few seconds...is it any better using the one in the Power Panel?
Did you log out properly last time you RDC'd? By properly, I mean start->shutdown->logout. If not, following attempts to RDC will be rejected because you still have an open session. Restarting your WinVPS will resolve this.
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