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Hi David,

That's brilliant, thank you! Exactly what I was looking for. Are there any plans to extend this to other connection types, I see you mentioned SSH. This functionality will help a lot as we access devices through firewalls using NAT and have many overlapping subnets that cause us pain. Having RDM proxy the session like this is a huge plus.

Kind regards,

Neil

Hi,

I am currently trying to set up SSH tunnelling for multiple sessions and have read various guides on the subject. I seem to have more options than what are shown in the guides that I have read so wondered if there was an up to date guide anywhere? I am on the latest version.

My setup is I have OpenSSH running on a wintel box and I can SSH to that fine using putty for example. I would like to have an SSH Tunnel set up in RDM to this server, followed by multiple session types for different RDP sessions, different ssh/telnet sessions, web sessions etc all using this SSH Tunnel to proxy the traffic.

Any pointers etc greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Neil

Thanks Mark. How does it work if I install it as a jump server and run the application under a specific credential (say a generic account), and then my team, who all have RDM installed locally, have sessions configured to use that server as a jump off server, all with the same set of credentials? This is following the section "Configure entries to use Remote Desktop Manager Jump" in the manual. Does it restrict me to one session at a time?

Hi all,

I have a query around the jump server deployment which I'm looking into possibly using. The manual states that the jump server agent uses a remote desktop connection to tunnel the connectivity -

1) Does it require a separate RDP session per connection from the same person, or does it reuse the same connection?

2) Does it require a separate RDP session for different users?

Basically, for my team to have more than a couple of sessions running, do I need terminal server licenses?

Hope that makes sense!

Thanks,

Neil

I got to the bottom of it - these were originally telnet sessions that were converted to SSH but the port number was left on 23. None of these exist in my local putty sessions, they are configured to 'use these settings' in the RDM session edit page.

Will Putty be removed as a connection type in a future release?

Ok thanks - so is Putty being ditched then? Also any idea why some of my existing sessions fail to connect over putty/SSH when if I create a new session it connects fine?

Hi,

I no longer seem able to create Putty sessions within RDM (unless I am missing something really obvious). The closest I can get is the SSH Shell but I need to be able to use Putty.

Also, many of my connections using SSH within Putty no longer work - they bring up a blank putty connection window but don't make a successful connection. Some of the Putty SSH sessions do still work, and if I copy these and change the address to a device that isn't working, the connection works.

Any help appreciated

Its similar, but not quite the same:

/c

Auto-connect

Starts the VPN Client application for the specified connection entry and displays the authentication dialog. If no connection entry is specified, then the VPN Client uses the default connection entry. The c and sc switches are mutually exclusive.

Example: vpngui /c towork

/eraseuserpwd

Erase User Password

Erases the user password saved on the Client PC thereby forcing the VPN Client to prompt for a password.

Example: vpngui /c /eraseuserpwd towork

Note

A connection entry may have been configured with Saved Password to suppress a password prompt when connecting using a batch file. Use the eraseuserpwd option to return to require password input from the console when connecting. You cannot combine this switch with the pwd switch. You may use it only with the /c or the /sc switch.

/user

Username

Specifies a username for authentication. Suppresses the username prompt in authentication dialog. Used with the pwd switch, it suppresses the authentication dialog entirely. Updates the username in the .pcf file. You can use this parameter only with the /c or the /sc switch.

Example: vpngui /c /user robron /pwd siltango towork

Note

If the name supplied is not valid, the VPN Client displays the authentication dialog on a subsequent authentication request.

/pwd

Password

Specifies a password for authentication. Suppresses the password prompt in authentication dialog. Used with the pwd switch, it suppresses the authentication dialog entirely. Updates the password in the .pcf file during authentication and then clears the password from the .pcf file. You can use this switch only with the /c or the /sc switch.

Example: vpngui /c /user robron /pwd siltango towork

Note

If the password supplied is not valid, the VPN Client displays the authentication dialog on a subsequent authentication request. After encrypting and using the password for the connection, the VPN Client clears the password in the .pcf file. Using this option on the command line compromises security and is not recommended.

/sd

Silent disconnect

Suppresses connection terminating messages, such as "Your IPSec connection has been terminated." You can use this parameter to improve the automatic connection process. You can use this switch only with the /c or the /sc switch.

Example: vpngui /sd towork

Hi, would it be possible to include the option in the Cisco VPN session type to launch the GUI (vpngui.exe) when the connection is made? This puts the Cisco VPN padlock icon in the tasktray which makes it easier to see if a VPN is still connected and to disconnect it. Thanks for your time, and thanks for a great product!

On the Information tab for connection properties, there is a field for the iLO which is brilliant. Any possibility you could add a second field for the Server Management Homepage, and have this in the session tools menu as well? This is the URL for the HP server management homepage. Thanks!

Hi, could you possibly put up a quick idiots guide to using the SDK to get me started? I've had a look but my limited vbscript knowledge didn't get me very far. I need to get a plug in written for a simple program (Mochasoft TN5250) that uses command line switches for the options so it shouldn't be difficult. I've already set up connections for the program using the command line type, but the problem I have now is I've persuaded the boss to get the enterprise version so we can use a shared SQL db, and some of us are on 32bit and some on 64bit laptops so the default installation path is different. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

I was thinking for some of the built in connection types, e.g. remote assistance, team viewer etc. I have created a template as you have suggested for remote assistance, but it doesn't seem to take into account the device address when trying to connect; instead it launches the remote assistance main page.

Is it possible to see more connection types in the Quick Connect box? I only get RDP, VNC and Web Browser at present.

Remote assistance can be launched from the commandline in Vista and Win7: C:\Windows\System32\msra.exe /offerra hostname

Would be great to see this included, and on the quick connect box as well.

Would this allow us to also add custom session types to the quick connect box? That would be really helpful.

Any chance of adding in support for TN5250 sessions? I use the free TN5250 available here: http://tn5250.sourceforge.net/

which I can run from the commandline but would be great to have it as a built in option if possible, like the others.

Thanks!