How do I use Xshell to remotely connect to a virtual machine?
The steps to remotely connect to a virtual machine using Xshell are as follows:
- Open the Xshell software, click on the “File” menu, select “New”, and the New Session dialog box will pop up.
- Fill in the following information in the conversation dialog box.
- Session name: Create a custom session name to distinguish between different connections.
- Host: Input the IP address or hostname of the virtual machine.
- Port: the port number for the virtual machine input, default is 22.
- Username: Enter the username to log into the virtual machine.
- Authentication method: Choose the appropriate method of authentication, such as password authentication or public key authentication.
- Password: If password authentication is chosen, enter the password of the virtual machine user.
- Clicking on the “OK” button will complete the session configuration.
- In the main interface of Xshell, double-click on the name of the newly created session to start connecting to the virtual machine.
- If the connection is successful, a new window will appear displaying the command-line interface of the virtual machine.
Please take note of the following:
- Ensure that the virtual machine is turned on and in running state.
- To verify that the network configuration of the virtual machine is correct, you can use the ping command to test the connectivity of the virtual machine.
- Make sure that Xshell software is correctly installed and that the network is functioning properly.
- When using public key authentication, it is necessary to add the public key to the authorized_keys file of the virtual machine user in advance.