Benefit of loading windows box without GUI=true vs. RDP to it?

[Yona]

Hi all, 

I'm new to vagrant I plan on using a Windows Box  (jhakonen/windows-10-n-pro-en-x86_64) to install my programing IDE and tools (delphi) this is how all my developers can use the same IDE

I notice that all examples have     vb.gui = true remarked  or set to false

My Question:

Is there any benefit to connect to my windows VM running on my local computer using RDP vs. VB.GUI = TRUE ?

On a side note: When truing to run vagrant rdp on this box im getting an error that an other console is already open  

   

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

are different consoles that may use the same/similar port/protocol

the vb.gui will use the Virtualbox Gui, that will be like working directly on the computer monitor (say going to the computer and plug a monitor there)

where RDP into will be using the network and may need a configuration.

If the vb.gui works for you I would say stick to it.

If you are familiar with rdp over th enetwork, then you need:

- add a private or public network or add port fwd to 3389

- ensure rdp is enabled and firewall is open

- ensure the user you want to use is allowed to use rdp

- your rdp client can use the box rdp version

- connect either by public/private IP and port 3389. Or the port redirect of localhost:3389

Alvaro.

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[Frankie Liu]

Hello Alvaro,

I hope it is ok to reply here, I read docs but there is not much information on how to set it up correctly for rdp.

I tried various combinations of forwarded_ports, public_network

config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 3389, host: 3389, id: "rdp", auto_correct: true

config.vm.network "public_network"

 

  # config.vm.communicator = :winrm

  # config.winrm.host = "ip.of.the.host"

  # config.winrm.guest_port = "5986"

  # config.winrm.port = "55986"

  # config.winrm.transport = "ssl"

  # config.winrm.ssl_peer_verification = false

Note that I can connect via 127.0.0.1:33389 which comes from the message after

vagrant rdp.  I can connect from the host machine, but connections from other devices

in the network have been unsuccessful.  Could you let me know how to set it properly?

I think rdp and firewall seem to work because I can connect via loopback 127.0.0.1 using

xfreerdp -u vagrant 127.0.0.1:33389.  But connection from other network nodes doesn't

seem to work.

Thanks,

-f

Quoted from your previous post:

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

hello

exactly in the same way you will do with a VM without vagrant.

port fwd localhost 3389 -> 3389 allows you to connect from where that port is valid, ie localhost 

if you want to connect from the network

- check whats the IP the VM got from public_network

- check firewall allows incoming connection to port 3389

- profit

Thanks

Alvaro.

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[Frankie Liu]

Hello Alvaro,

Using public_network did work, although I had to add some more configuration to get a DHCP assigned.

  config.vm.network "public_network", :bridge => 'eth0', :use_dhcp_assigned_default_route => true

For the forwarded_ports option

  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 3389, host: 3389, id: "rdp", auto_correct: true

This did not work, my understanding from reading the docs, is that I should be able to connect to the guest via the host's forwarded port, i.e.

  xfreerdp /u:vagrant /v:<host_ip>:3389

seems like it should have worked but it does not.  Am i doing something wrong here?

In virtualbox if I set the following port forward: Settings/Network/Adapter 1 , set to NAT, and Advanced/Forwarding:

Name: rdp

Protocol: TCP

Host IP: <host_ip>

Host Port: 3389

Guest IP: 10.0.2.15

Guest Port: 3389

This works and allows me to connect to the VM from another machine by simply

xfreerdp /u:vmuser /v:<host_ip>:3389

So I don't quite understand why this is not working by setting VagrantFile with forwarded_port configuration.

Thanks again,

-f

[Alvaro Miranda Aguilera]

the port forward may be binding to 127.0.0.1 and not to 0.0.0.0 (any ip)

so may not be available using the host ip.

if public_network works, then you can use that.

alvaro

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