Feature request: Drag and drop into Remote Console
I searched but could not find anything with this feature request. It would be great if users could drag and drop into vm's while connected to the vm by the Remote Console. Not as easy as Player...
View ArticleConfigure VMNet settings not using console? How?
I'd like to be able to configure the VMNet settings for VMWare Server Rc1 somehow. I cannot connect to the web UI as I cannot load the certificate as its not listed and there doesnt' appear to be a...
View ArticleVMware Server 2 RC1, Host XP, VMWare Remote Console Plug-in 2.5.0.100265,...
VMware Server 2 RC1, Host XP, VMWare Remote Console Plug-in 2.5.0.100265, Firefox 3.0.1, Not Compatible...Please link for download VMWare Remote Console Plug-in.Tks a lot....els..
View ArticleIs Remote Console secure?
I use my laptop (wirelessly) to run a remote console session. It connects to a Windows (XPPRO and/or VISTA) VM running on my vmware server machine (physical). Is the connection secure? If not then...
View ArticleUnable to uninstall Remote Console Plug-In
Hi Everyone, I've recently upgraded from Beta2 to RC1. When I attempt to access the console through the web manager it states that I have an out of date Remote Console plugin and provides me with...
View ArticleCannot open Remote Console with Firefox 3.0.1?
Hello, my problem is that I have installed the VMWare Remote Console Plugin 2.5.0.100265 with Nightly Tester Tools on Firefox 3.0.1(OS Win XP SP3). When I try to open a console, I always get the same...
View ArticleRemoteConsole Plugin installation issue...
I'm running VMWare 2.0 RC1. I click Console and get the msg that there's an old RC plugin and must be removed. I goto IE's manage addons, and there is no VMWare Plugin installed. I searched all...
View ArticleError opening the remote virtual machine...
Hello all. I installed VMWare 2.0 build 84185 a few months ago. It worked fine until today. Now when I launch the virtual machine, it begins to power up then I get the following error: Error...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Shortcut that includes username and password?
I have created a Virtual Machine Shortcut on my desktop and added -u "username" -p "password" in an attempt to avoid specifying the name and password each time. The shortcut works but I am still...
View ArticleCannot open Remote Console with Firefox 3.0.1?
Hello, I installed VMWare Remote Console Plug-In 2.5.0.100265 on Firefox 3.0.1 with Nightly Tester Tool (OS Win XP SP3). When I try to open a console I allways get the same error (see attaced jpg). I...
View ArticleWindowsXP Restore/Maximize issue
I have windows Xp running on machine that i use to connect to the server running the virtual machines. The machine has 2 monitors attached (i think the issue i have has nothing to do with this). If...
View ArticleDoes the console support multiple sessions to the same VM?
How can I get 2 or more console sessions going to the same VM? rgbm3
View ArticleInstalled Remote Console Plugin Successfully but?
Hi All VMWare Server 2 RC1 Fedora 9 x86_64 Firefox 3.0.1 I managed to successfully install the Remote Console Plugin successfully, but when I click on the console and then power on my...
View ArticleSo, no FitHostToGuest full-screen option for Server 2.0?
Since I don't see this in RC1, I'm assuming it won't be included at all. 2.0 has been very disappointing. The whole web interface thing is just a major hassle and not very intuitive for the...
View ArticleVMware RC2 Console Plugin and Firefox 3.0.1
OK I found the files listed in the discussion below however I am wondering what I would use to unzip the file as in the fix as I am unfortunately in the Windows world not the Unix. Would someone on the...
View ArticleRemote Console core dumps on Linux
The remote console fails to start on my Linux system. The first time it ran the setup apparantly core dumped: % /tools/pkgs/firefox/default/firefox& 24781% Configuring libraries for first...
View ArticleRemote Console Plug-In Error
I am getting the most wonderful of all errors and have been unable to resolve it. Cannot access virtual machine console. The request timed out.The attempt to acquire a valid session ticket for "Win"...
View ArticleRC manual installation is half working
Hello, i have been deploying the remote console plugin simply by copying files from one computer to another. along with the files i was copying the vm shortcut and so far everything was ok But now i...
View ArticleVMware Server Beta 2 RC1 remote console not running
OK, I finally got the remote console plug-in installed on my Windows XP IE 7 but wouldn't you know it... it won't run. When I select the remote console tab and then click on the screen it just kind...
View ArticleIssues with Firefox and Server 2.0, console window not opening
Getting the same error messages on the command line (started browser from there to see error messages) in FF2.0.0.16 through 3.0.1. I do have the plugin installed. Running on Ubuntu 7.10 with nvidia...
View ArticleVMware remote console error: Login failed due to a bad username or password
VMware remote console outputs an error: Error opening the remote virtual machine localhost:8333\128: Login failed due to a bad username or password. This message appears on 3 virtual machines, fourth...
View ArticleVMWare Server 2 Beta RC2 Console Plug-in not working.
I am moving from Server 1 to Server 2 Beta RC2. I have installed a new Debian Linux box for the host and have successfuly installed the VMWare software. The problem I am having is when I use IE to...
View ArticleSerious Problem with remote console plugin
Hi folks, following problem: Installed RC1 on an Ubutu 8.04-based host-system. VMs seem to start up successfully, but now there is a major problem: When i click to open the remote console...
View ArticleCannot access virtual machine console. The request timed out.
I've recently switched a number of machines over from 32bit WinXP to 64bit WinXP and all but one that I have switched over are getting the "Cannot access virtual machine console. The request timed...
View ArticleNon-standard port for Remote Console
It is possible to connect to a non-standard port for the VMware Infrastructure Web Access interface (e.g., 8443). However, if I try to launch the remote console add-on application, it fails as it tries...
View ArticleConsole never seems to start
Using Server 2 RC1 on Win 2003 x64 host... I've tried connecting via both IE6 and Firefox 3.0.1 and I get into the server but, when I select console and then click in the black as instructed, the...
View ArticleConsole fails to connect when host NIC is not connected, doesn't work with...
I have recently battled and resolved an issue using VMWare on a laptop and wanted to share the problems and work arounds. I would like to find a permanent solution rather than the work arounds I have...
View ArticleGuest console windows pop up
Ok... I have two guest windows open. I have dual monitors setup on the host. I move one guest to one monitor and another guest to the other monitor. If I maximize on guest to its monitor, when I...
View ArticleVMI client 2.5.0 do not connects to Server 2.0 rc2
I've installed Server 2.0 RC2 with default settings. Trying to connect to server with VMI Client 2.5.0 - have error : login failed due to bad username and password. But I've enterred exactly the same...
View ArticleChanging the transfer control to host key sequence
I'm having trouble working out where to change this from CTRL-ALT to something else. On some of the machines the client runs on (particularly one that also has VMWare Workstation installed, and on...
View ArticleConsole won't launch from limited access client session
I set up a limited access role for users which consists of: Virtual Machine > Interaction > Reset and Console Interaction Virtual Machine > State > Revert to Snapshot I...
View ArticleAgain: Problem calling the remote console with a pre-configured command-line
I tried several ways to call the remote console with a pre-configured command-line to avoid typing username and password again and again. I already read a post about this problem, but did not find a...
View ArticleProblem with VMware Server
After a restart today my Management Console didn't work anymore... To make a long story short: I upgraded my VMWare Server 2 Beta to RC2. Everything worked out fine (including vmware-config)... But...
View ArticleRemote Console Sound
Does anyone know if it's possible to have sound in the guest on a system different than the host itself? When I connect to a VM from a workstation using the remote console there's no sound. Opening...
View ArticleRemote Console and win98
In server 1.x, It will be an error rised if install the server console on win98. Is it possible to install the 2.x server console on win98
View ArticleRemote console - mouse cursor "stumbles" on the borders
Hi all, I've recently installed RC2 and I'm trying it with some windows VMs. I've installed the tools (their setup was somewhat problematic and I had to do it twice before being able to successfully...
View Article"virtual machine is in use" preventing log off
Hello, Is there any way i can get rid of this warning ? when initiating a logoff on a workstation running the remote console, the logoff fails and the remote console displays this message : "virtual...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome
Beta meets RC Does anyone know if there's remote console plugin coming for Google's new Chrome Browser?
View ArticleUnable to resolve host name on VMWare Server when opening client console
On my Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 box, I just upgraded VMWare Server from 2.0 RC1 to 2.0 RC2 and everything seemed to work except for the following: My Datastore for ISOs (mapped to a network...
View Articlevmrun : register command does not exist ??
Hello, I am testing the vmrun.exe included with VmWare server 2.0 RC1 and I have successfully used it to start a previously declared virtual machine: vmrun.exe -T server -h https://127.0.0.1:8333/sdk...
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Ctrl-Alt-Del for XP Pro SP3 guest; Server 2.0 RC2 host on 64-bit Ubuntu Linux...
This is probably a slightly unusual configuration. I can't seem to generate Ctrl-Alt-Del to log into an XP Pro SP3 guest using the Remote client. The client loaded into FF3.0 with no apparent...
View ArticleProblem in Remote Console with Firefox 3.0.1 and IE 8.0
I have got VM Server to startup, login and went well. Even the plugin for remote console was installed successfully. However when I am trying to look at the console to view the VM, I clicked on the...
View ArticleError opening the remote virtual machine...
Hi, I've seen this raised few times on this board, but I'm not sure if I have a similar setup to others who have had the same issue. I've recently installed server 2.0 RC2 (build 110949) on a windows...
View ArticleMinimal Linux physical installation to run Remote Console
Hi, I'm looking for advice in setting up a minimal installation of a Linux physical computer that I can use just to access remote VM's through VMware Remote Console. The idea is using old hardware...
View ArticleConsole
Hi Why do I have to launch the virtual machines in a new window? Why can't I see them on the local console? I'm using vmware server 2.0 I had no trouble doing this in earlier versions. Thanks.
View Articleconsole does not change z-order position as other windows do
normally on windows os GUI (and probably on other GUI's too), when you have two partial overlapping windows, if you click into the area belonging to the "lower" window, it becomes the active window AND...
View Article@, €, | symbols whith german keyboard
i'm running vmware server 2.0 rc2 on windows vista installed on a macbook pro laptop. my keyboard do not have altgr key, the key right from space bar and my keybard layout is german...when i run the...
View ArticleVMware Remote Console Plug-In and Seamonkey
I'm using VMware Server RC2 running on Debian Sid. When trying to install the remote console browser plugin in Mozilla/Seamonkey v1.1.11 running on another PC (WinXP, 32bit) the browser downloads the...
View ArticleError opening the remote virtual machine %servername%:8333\176: A connection...
I have a server with VMware 2.0 RC2. I changed the IP Address of server but when I execute the remote console virtual machine it appears this following message: Error opening the remote virtual machine...
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Previous/Next powered on virtual machine buttons do not work.
When using the Remote Console in full screen there are two arrow buttons which allow you to go to the next/previous powered on vm. I started two vm's on the server and connected to one from a client...
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