Our windows store app allows user to manage (create or dial) VPN profiles.
For this functionality we use
RAS Api (create and dial VPN profile)
RAS Api
Wlan Api (listen to wifi networks) - will be changed to classes with Windows.Networking.Connectivity in windows8
Wlan Api
We face following troubles for Windows Store application:
RAS API functions don't work properly under windows store application template (as example RasEnumDevices return error code 5 - Access Denied).
However it works good from desktop application launched on windows 8.
Question: how we could get RAS API to work under window store applications? If that is absolutely impossible - is there any other way to create VPN connection in app developed for Windows Store?
All user's VPN profiles stored by Windows OS in "..\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk", file could be found on file system manually, but we don't have access to this file via API, either we can't access it directrly. Current workarround uses own created PBK file located in users profile folder.
Question: how we could get access to system VPN connections stored in OS.
Thanks.
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Using the Windows RDP Client (mstsc.exe), I can share local resources with the host I'm connecting to.
For example if I share C:\, I can use it in the RDP session in \\tsclient\c.
What Windows API does the server side use to create the \\tsclient share?
(I'm not referring to the Virtual Channels within the RDP session, rather the Windows API calls for registering \\tsclient itself).
I'd like to create a virtual file system using the same approach, as an alternative to using a third party VFS driver such as Dokan or WinFsp.
I'm using Windows Server 2008 R2 which runs a VB6.0 application that uses a smartcard locally.
I then connect to this machine remotely using Remote Desktop Connection (6.3). However now the application shows the following error (SmartCard):
0x8010001d The Smart card resource manager is not running.
Research so far:
I don't want to use redirection as the card is on the remote machine already.
Using RDP the way I am trying to use it for is wrong and tightVNC is more appropriate (This does fix the issue)
Unsure - SCardEstablishContext API is returning that error because it gets an Access Denied error when trying to open an event called "Global\Microsoft Smart Card Resource Manager Started" with OpenEvent API. The default security for that event on Vista and Windows 7 specifies that only SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE and INTERACTIVE users have access to it. NETWORK SERVICE or non-interactive users won’t be able to access the event.
Why is the SmartCard not being recognised?
Any Information would be appreciated.
NOTE: The smartcard works fine when the application is on Windows Server 2008 R2 - however only fails when connecting remotely.
It is not possible, you can't use the locally plugged smartcard of the server you RDP into, as your session is redirected to the client then only the clients smartcard is accessible in the rdp session.
Microsoft made it like this for security reasons.
But there is a turn around, like sharing the device (smartcard reader, Usb token, Usb devices ) using software or hardware :
softawre examples (i only found paid solutions), see link
or hardware using a Device server but it doesn't work through WAN only LAN.
Use VNC instead of RDP
TLDR: Use VNC as a Windows Service
If you insist on using RPD, then you'll have to patch your RDP DLLs. If you don't want to do this, then instead use ANY OTHER PROTOCOL other than RDP. If it's a vmware VM, then just use the vcenter console. If it's an Azure VM where you don't GET a console, then just install VNC-server-softer on the server that has the Smart Cards and then access from somewhere else via VNC-client. "TightVNC" (https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/tightvnc) worked nicely for me.
There are two ways to run TightVNC server:
TightVNC Server (Service Mode) -- Connecting with VNC-client will take you to the Windows logon screen.
TightVNC Server (Application Mode)
You will need to run TightVNC as a Windows Service. Then you will start a NEW session. Otherwise you'll just be on top of the existing RDP session and still not see remote Smart Cards.
Long Version
If you RDP into a remote server, then that remote server's Smart Cards will be hidden. That behavior is baked into RDP and it is BY DESIGN.
You can optionally take your LOCAL Smart Cards along into the RDP session. (Via mstsc.exe's "Local Resources" tab and then checking "Smart cards".) But these are the Smart Cards connected LOCALLY to your laptop. And NOT the Smart Cards connected to the remote server.
So if you use RDP, then you have option to either see no Smart Cards at all (neither local, nor remote) or just see your LOCAL Smart Cards. To see the REMOTE Smart Cards is NOT possible via RDP.
This is by design inside RDP. And if you want to change it, then you have to manually patch some .DLL files. And somebody has actually done this. See this question here:
How to Access Remote USB Smartcard during RDP
Before you create your Remote Desktop session, click on "Show options". Under the "Local Resources" tab there is a "Local devices and resources" panel. Click the "More" button.
Click on "Smart Cards". No complete the remote desktop session.
I am trying to Remote Desktop onto an Azure instance from Mac OS X, but can't find a tool that allows me to do it. Address and username is fine, but none of the clients seem to have the capabilities to include the instance information.
I have so far tried the Miscrosoft RDC and CoRD but to no avail.
Has anyone succeeded in using RDP to an Azure instance on a Mac?
By default, you can't connect to an Azure Windows server except through the Windows Remote Desktop client.
To connect from OS X, whether through CoRD or the Microsoft Remote Desktop client for Mac, you need to turn off network level authentication:
Connect to the Azure server using the Remote Desktop client on a Windows machine
Under Control Panel, go to System, then open 'Advanced system settings'
On the Remote tab, uncheck "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended)"
Re-connect from OS X
you need to create connect from microsoft remote desktop on mac
add ip, user, password
and you can connect now
if you still can't connect , check your azure endpoint setting
set the port that your firewall can pass
I have the same problem with you, and I think there is nothing to do with the network level authentication. The main reason is the default remote desktop app will connecting through port 3389, but your VM's default endpoint set another public port, here is what i do to solve it:
Download the latest version of Microsoft Remote Desktop app at Mac app store.
Add the port after your connection's DOMAIN/IP like yourvmdomain.com:yourpublicport. You will find the public port on endpoint setting tab. To me, the public port of Remote Desktop is 58494, so the connection will be xx.xx.xx.xx:58494.
This works for me.
Download the new Microsoft remote desktop client, which will allow you to connect to Azure instances without changing the configuration.
(As suggested in the comment from Kim Burgess)
It's tricky to connect to an Azure Cloud Service (aka Web or Worker Role) from a Mac, since PaaS instances sit behind a load balancer. You therefore need to specify which instance to connect to via cookies.
Royal TS supports cookies, so I got this working:
Install Royal TS free version (http://www.royalapplications.com/ts/osx/features)
Add the Remote Desktop plugin
Create new connection
Enter usual details (server/username/password)
Advanced > Connection > Load Balance Info > Cookie: mstshash=Your.Server#Your.Server_IN_0
This cookie info is available in the RDP file you can download for your instance from the Azure management portal (just open it in a text editor).
I use the Microsoft Remote Desktop application on OSX to connect to an Azure VM.
Recently I set up a VM from a Windows machine and was able to connect successfully using the admin username and password, but found that I had to reset the admin password to connect from OSX.
You can easily reset the password from the Azure portal for the VM. Go to "Support + troubleshooting/Reset Password".
I often have to enter the user name in the form:
PC name: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:yyyyy
Gateway: No gateway configured
User name: localhost\user.name
Hope that helps someone.
To access Azure instances from a MAC download Microsoft Remote Desktop client in Appstore. The default RDP client Azure provides doesnt work on a MAC. Worked for me
Check that your Networking Inbound Port rules (typically port 3389, but will change behind a load balancer) for the Azure VM allow you in.
I want to connect to remote machine using windows phone 7.5. Is there any inbuilt classes in .net for this.
For regular desktop application same can be done using ServiceController class. I am looking for the similar class for windows phone application.
ServiceController is used to control state of services on local or remote machine.
WP apps don't have a way of controlling remote or local services.
You would have to write SOAP or REST API for managing services and then connect WP app to those, but do make sure it is secured properly - you don't want to give access to service control to everyone.
I am working on a WP7 application that retrieves data from a web service. The web service was written by a co-worker and is hosted on a server connected to the office network. The app works just fine in the emulator. However, when I run the app on the actual phone (HTC Surround) it can't connect to the web service. If I try to open a website hosted on the same server that doesn't work either. However I can connect to other websites just fine.
One thing to note is - I don't have a SIM card in the phone, so the only available data connection is via WiFi, which connects to the office network (the same network that the service is hosted on).
I'm able to hit this website just fine from my laptop (on the wired office network), via an Android phone using WiFi, and via an Android phone using 4G.
What could be going on here? Alternatively - how can I debug this issue?
Thanks
I'd start debugging it by using Connectify.me (or something similar) to re-broadcast the wifi network you're having problems with, start Fiddler up and analyze what happens when the device's browser connects to some external site vs the site hosted on your network.