4 Connecting To A VM From A Remote Desktop
4.1 Windows XP
You can use the built-in Remote Desktop Connection utility to connect to the VM:
Type in the hostname or IP address of the host (not the guest!):
And voilà, you should be connected to the VM:
4.2 Linux
On Linux desktops, you can use the rdesktop command to connect to the VM. Open a terminal (on Ubuntu, for example, it's under Applications > Accessories > Terminal)...
... and type in the following command:
$ rdesktop -a 16 192.168.0.100
(192.168.0.100 is the host IP address, not the one of the guest - replace it with your own IP address or hostname; -a 16 means 16 bit colour depth.)
And voilà, you should be connected to the VM:
5 Links
- VirtualBox: http://www.virtualbox.org/
- Debian: http://www.debian.org/
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