virtualbox-ose 4.* RDP wont connect

[Auido]

Hello,

I have virtualbox-ose 4.0.12 installed. I was trying to connect to my headless linux and freeBSD FreeBSD vm's with no success. I then installed the X system and KDE so I could run the client and configure the RDP from there; still with no success. I have exhausted all possible google solutions and needs some help.

uname -a
FreeBSD FreeBSD_Host1 9.0-RC2 FreeBSD 9.0-RC2 #0: Mon Nov 28 17:42:04 EST 2011     root@FreeBSD_Host1:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/VESAKERN  amd64

pkg_info | grep virtualbox
virtualbox-ose-4.0.12 A general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware
virtualbox-ose-kmod-4.0.12_1 VirtualBox kernel module for FreeBSD

I enable remote desktop on port 6450, with authentication null.

 

[adamk]

VirtualBox-OSE doesn't support RDP, only VNC (and only if you compiled it with VNC support).

Adam

 

[Auido]

I thought that 4 and above did. Does the package version of ose include the vnc support?

 

[adamk]

I'm not sure, but I don't believe the packages do. As I recall, that option is not enabled by default when building from ports.

Adam

 

[Auido]

Thanks for the info. I will build it from the ports.

 

[Auido]

When building virtualbox the config has VNC and VDE options. Is the VDE the same virtual desktop extension that supports RDP? At least that is what I gather from the virtualbox website.

 

[_martin]

Is the VDE the same virtual desktop extension that supports RDP?

VDE stands for virtual desktop ethernet, not extension. VNC works OK with VirtualBox on FreeBSD.

 

[Auido]

Does the VNC only work on headless? I cannot seem to find a way to connect using x11 GUI. All google searches are for headless.

 

[wblock@]

Run it headless and connect from the host with a VNC client, or install a VNC server in the VM. net/x11vnc works.