ben01

Thanks. Works perfectly.

Hi,

I am trying to use inherited credentials for VMware but it only uses the username without the domain section and therefore does not work.

Is there a way to make this work?

So at the folder i have the username, domain and password set. Then I have a vSphere Client entry with the credentials set to inherited but it only uses the username and the password fields.

Thanks,

Ben

Oh right, that makes total sense. I will use the database option from now on.

Thanks for the help.

Ben

If you are talking about RDP then I doubt it makes a difference. I can see the password changing when I select view password without even opening a connection.

But no, I use RDP in Embedded mode.

Hi,

I am using RDP connections and storing the password in the general section under store password on the local computer.

I don't think I am using the shortcut option.

I can reproduce the problem by simply selecting

- new entry

- Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP)

- enter whatever in the name and domain field.

- make sure the username and the server ip address are identical with a second entry.

- passwords will sync. When one is changed the other will change to match.

Thanks,

Ben

Hi,

We support multiple customers and some of them have servers on the same IP address. When I change the password on one server it automatically changes the password entry on the other server.

Is there a way to disable this function?

Thanks,

Ben

Sadly I found the GlobalProtect client too unreliable to trust where the cursor would be when the window was loaded so I do not use this method anymore. I think it would be easier to load the client and launch notepad with the connection details and then manually copy and paste the details across.

I think the disconnect script was intended to simply present the VPN window for manual disconnection.

Basically the client is a piece of crap and very frustrating to use...

Can confirm that solution 2 and 3 make no difference. Looks like solution 4 could be a winner though which would explain why it was on the citrix servers which have their 'Citrix Enhanced Desktop' theme.

Thanks for the assistance.

Hi unfortunately I am running the Free version of RDM so this is not an option for me at the moment.

Thanks,

Ben

For completion I am running Windows 10 Pro and have noticed the error RDPing to Windows 2012 R2 servers and these ones have Citrix Virtual Delivery Agents installed and are RDS session hosts. Have not been able to replicate the error on other 2012 R2 servers or 2008 R2 servers so far.

Hi I am getting the error,

Because of a protocol error (code: 0x112f), the remote session will be disconnected. Please try connecting to the remote computer again.

I have found a post regarding someone getting this error with windows RDP based on resolution sizes and the suggestion was to change the resolution.

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/72ceca09-ab4a-4689-896c-6c86697333d6/rdp-session-error-because-of-a-protocol-error-0x112f-the-remote-session-will-be-disconnected

Anyone else know anything more about this error?

For me today it is happening during the login process. After the session disconnects it works after reconnecting to the logged in session. My screen resolution is set to 1110x669 (just the size of the window).

I just changed my window size slightly to 1136x669 and got the same error. 1226x669 same error...

Changing the screen size to set resolution of 1024x768 and I do not get the error. Stupid cheap laptop screen!

Hi,

How do you manage the allow password check box in the example where you configure the VPN on the folder with inheritance on each connection?

Looks like I would have to enable it on each connection one at a time....

Thanks,

UPDATE: Since GlobalProtect cannot be trusted to keep the cursor in a reliable location I have changed the process with a msgbox and the disconnect simply loads the program to be manually disconnected.

EDIT: Error in script. Whoops

Hi all,

I have been damned with the new Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN which is a very poorly supported client.

Here is how I got it to mostly play nicely with Remote Desktop Manager.

Install AutoHotKey and create the following script files in the install directory,

PaloAltoOpen.ahk

----

run "C:\Program Files\Palo Alto Networks\GlobalProtect\PanGPA.exe"

Sleep, 1000

MsgBox, 1,, Put cursor in the password field of the GlobalProtect then click OK

IfMsgBox, OK

Send, +{tab}+{tab}%3%{tab}%2%{tab}%1%{tab}{space}{tab}{space}

----

PaloAltoClose.ahk

----

run "C:\Program Files\Palo Alto Networks\GlobalProtect\PanGPA.exe"

----

Then on your connection use the following VPN options,

General > Type = Custom

Settings > Host = Portal line in GlobalProtect

Settings > Executable = C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe

Settings > Opening arguments = "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\paloaltoopen.ahk" $VPN_PASSWORD$ $VPN_USERNAME$ $VPN_HOST$

Settings > Closing arguments = "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\paloaltoclose.ahk"

Settings > Username = username

Settings > Password = password

Note: at the time of writing this the $VPN_PASSWORD$ variable was not working and I have logged a bug notification for it. While it is broken replace the variable with the actual password in the opening arguments line.

EDIT: Okay so it is not broken but it is a security option that has to be ticked on in the security tab of each connection.

This was tested on GlobalProtect, Version 3.1.4-7

Let me know what you think and if you have any other ideas.

Hi,

I have also been looking at ways to easily identify what VPNs are open since Cisco will only allow one instance of itself to be running at a time. Another option is to use the VPN groups with each client configured with the VPN details.

Manually running the Cisco Anyconnect GUI client will show you what is connected and you can disconnect then exit the GUI (on my machine it does anyway).

Also there is an option in the VPN advanced options that says "use adapter to detect connection". This does not seem to change anything for me.

Could the Remote Desktop Manager not intermittently run the command "vpncli hosts" and read the output?

Thanks,

Ben

For any one else looking at this you need to ensure that the Cisco client is not running when Remote Desktop Manager tries to open Cisco VPN since only one can be open at a time.