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 Establish Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) between the Virtual Machines (VMs)\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEnvironments and Technologies Used\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n- Microsoft Azure (Virtual Machines, Networking)\n- Windows App (Remote Desktop Protocol)\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003eOperating Systems Used\u003c/h3\u003e\n  \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n| **Operating System**        | **Role**               |\n|----------------------------|------------------------|\n| \u003cimg alt= \"windows logo\" src=\"https://i.imgur.com/KcrV0u6.png\" width=\"20\"\u003e Windows (Windows 10 Pro) | Windows Virtual Machine |\n| \u003cimg alt= \"Ubuntu logo\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/87cccf20-cfc6-4950-b1ec-b480d913e7eb\" width=\"20\"\u003e Linux (ubuntu 22.04) | Linux Virtual Machine              |\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSetup and Configuration of Virtual Machines\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cu\u003eStep 1: Create Resource Group\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n- Go to [Portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com)\n- Create a Resource Group\n- Name it \"RG-Network-Activities\" \u0026 set the region to (Europe) UK South\n\n\u003cimg alt=\"resource group name\" src=\"https://i.imgur.com/dNXnPOP.png\" width=\"776\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt= \"resource group name\" src=\"https://i.imgur.com/Fw6lP7s.png\" width=\"776\"\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg alt= \"windows logo\" src=\"https://i.imgur.com/KcrV0u6.png\" width=\"20\"\u003e  Step 2: Create Windows Virtual Machine\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n- Go to [Portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com)\n- Create a Virtual Machine\n- Name it \"windows-vm\" \u0026 Set the region to (Europe) UK South\n- Select a VM size with at least 2 VCPUs\n- Set a username and password\n- Be sure to memorise your credentials or store them in a secure place\n\n![Creating Windows Virtual Machine](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/192a051e-fc10-4648-aa3b-51ccd9c2bbb2)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n![Credentials](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9d35ac70-acf2-4331-9176-64c4a64ed08d)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n![Networking Step 1](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/db017071-b60a-4d7e-af54-29de04be897e)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg alt= \"linux Ubuntulogo\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6e6e72e4-01cf-4891-a3e8-eea6b5971f10\" width=\"20\"\u003e  Step 3: Create Linux Virtual Machine\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\n- Go to [Portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com)\n- Create a Virtual Machine\n- Name it \"linux-vm\" \u0026 Set the region to (Europe) UK South\n- Select a VM size with at least 2 VCPUs\n- Set a username and password\n- Be sure to memorise your credentials or store them in a secure place\n- Deploy the Linux VM to the same Virtual Network as the Windows vm\n  \n![Linux VM Create 001](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2ccd052e-fcbc-409e-abaf-af0869ee72c4)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n![Linux Credentials](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ec0c115f-b9c9-4714-87cb-c40f3dbf7bbd)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n![Networking Step 1](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/db017071-b60a-4d7e-af54-29de04be897e)\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eRemote Desktop Connections\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cu\u003eStep 4: Confirm Virtual Network/Subnet Configuration\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\nConfirm that the virtual machines have been deployed to the same resource group and are on the same Virtual network/subnet.\nThis ensures that we can establish the remote desktop connection and perform a basic network traffic inspection in the next part.\n\n\n![VM Deployed](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/766e801c-d0b0-48ff-9932-bc2bf80414b4)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cimg width=\"586\" alt=\"Networking\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/913fdb24-bb5e-4d2f-ad4f-38c8d424502f\" /\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1efa6437-22d0-404e-a6c0-9e2ebff7f88a)\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg alt= \"RDP logo\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4aaa5d6e-ce8b-481f-a8da-57edc9a2917e\" width=\"20\"\u003e Step 5: Establish Remote Desktop Connection\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n- Go to [Portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com)\n- Search for \"Virtual Machines\" in the Azure search bar\n- Select the \"windows-vm\" you created earlier and copy its Public IP address\n\n- Launch your Remote Desktop Connection Application\n    - Mac Users download \u003ca href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/windows-app/id1295203466?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWindows App\u003c/a\u003e Formerly known as \"Microsoft Remote Desktop\"\n    - Windows Users open and use Remote Desktop\n- Select \"Add PC\"\n- Choose \"Add Credentials\" from the drop-down and enter the credentials you created earlier, noting to accept the security prompt and proceed.\n- You can now establish a remote connection to your virtual machine by right-clicking the newly added device\n  \n\u003cimg width=\"1156\" alt=\"Add PC\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/151f6ec9-b615-4ed0-a5d1-6223206b2808\" /\u003e\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1158\" alt=\"Connect PC\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5774f3e0-c118-44fe-89b9-57fb4ed16075\" /\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003ch1\u003eProject Summary\u003c/h1\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n🎉Congratulations! 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