Cannot connect to Remote Desktop from macOS Client

Question

I tried to connect RDP session on Windows 11 Pro Virtual Machine from my macOS RDP Client Version 10.8.4 (2111).

My VM is running on VMWare Fusion Player Version 13.0.2 (21581413). My Windows 11 version is 22H2 22621.1848.

My VM is using bridged connection with separate local IP on my home network.

When I add the gateway with the IP of my VM and RDP port, I can see the prompt of RDP account and password, but after I continue with unverified root certificate, I still see the error with error code 0x3000079.

"We couldn't connect to the Remote Desktop Gateway because of an internal error. If this keeps happening, contact your network administrator for assistance. Error code: 0x3000079"

I can share a link below for detailed log.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlAV7Vt1aqjCh13qD3MAa-doVlfj?e=vbb5Oi

When I tried to sign in for RDP from my other Windows PC, I can successfully start the session. It is having issue when I tried to use my MacBook.

I tried UDP ping to verify connection UDP port from the terminal.

nc -vnzu 192.168.1.xxx 3389

Connection to 192.168.1.xxx port 3389 [udp/*] succeeded!

Is there anything I can do for this?

I escalated this question from the link below.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/cannot-connect-to-remote-desktop-from-macos-client/277400af-7616-4917-a719-83c30dbf41cc

Answer 1

Hello itkwon

Since you can successfully connect from another Windows PC but not from your macOS client, it's likely a compatibility or configuration issue on the macOS side.

Ensure that your macOS RDP client is updated to the latest version.

You might consider trying an alternative RDP client for macOS to see if the problem is specific to the Microsoft RDP client.

Best regards,

Karlie