Can't rdp to Azure on Mac OS X

Question

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

Answer 1

Check that your Networking Inbound Port rules (typically port 3389, but will change behind a load balancer) for the Azure VM allow you in.

Answer 2

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).

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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:

1. Connect to the Azure server using the Remote Desktop client on a Windows machine
2. Under Control Panel, go to System, then open 'Advanced system settings'
3. On the Remote tab, uncheck "Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (recommended)"
4. Re-connect from OS X