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I have set up an ESX server running various operating systems for some testing/educational needs. Two VM's are Windows Server 2012 & 2016 and I cannot RDP to either of them from my desktop.
I have remote desktop enabled on both and tried logging on using [hostname]\administrator but I get a 'Logon attempt failed' no matter what I do.
I can RDP from server to server, but not from my Windows 10 (home) desktop. Tried disabling firewall etc, but nothing.
delronhubbard
Posted 2017-03-14T13:35:58.040
Reputation: 33
@CConard96 You have that backwards. Windows home can be an RDP client (you can RDP to other computers), but not an RDP server (other computers can't RDP to you). – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2017-03-14T13:58:49.520
What is the exact error you get form the RDP client? Have you setup your Host<->VM networking correctly? Can you contact the VM's form the desktop via other methods (like Ping)? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2017-03-14T14:00:10.133
To be clear, I am trying to RDP onto either Windows Server 201x from my Windows 10 Home desktop. I know that Windows X Home won't allow incoming RDP (grumble). It returns an error saying that the credentials did not work. – delronhubbard – 2017-03-14T15:05:08.383
Also, the VM's are using addresses assigned by my BB router. I have a Linux appliance for example and can easily access via ssh and it's application UI via HTTP. Yes I can ping and RDP obviously connects but just doesn't accept the credentials in the various forms I have tried. – delronhubbard – 2017-03-14T15:41:59.913
When you say "[hostname]\administrator" are you specifying the target server as the "[hostname]"? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2017-03-14T16:18:43.357