How to Access a VM with MobaXterm?
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There is an easy way to access your remote Virtual Machine from a Windows workstation with an application called ‘MobaXterm’. You can install it as well as use a portable version. The application is available to download from https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html
If the Windows firewall gets activated during the installation, as shown here:
![../_images/moba_firewall.png](../_images/moba_firewall.png)
accept the prompt to add the app as an exception to the firewall settings.
On your VM, edit the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config and make sure you have added the following line: X11Forwarding yes
If you use the portable version, just unzip the package and start MobaXTerm with a double click on the icon:
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The application window looks like this:
![../_images/moba_003.png](../_images/moba_003.png)
Start a new session:
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Enter the remote host’s IP address, your username and the security key for the connection:
![../_images/moba_005.png](../_images/moba_005.png)
Then, start a new session and you should be connected.
![../_images/moba_006.png](../_images/moba_006.png)
Now you can start any Windows application or the entire desktop.
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If you don’t use a Graphical User Interface (GUI), you should turn off X11-forwarding:
![../_images/moba_008.png](../_images/moba_008.png)