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Repeated characters when typing in remote console (196)
Details
When typing into a remote console, you see unintended repeated keystrokes.
Solution
If you are using a wide-area or low-bandwidth connection, the time delay over the network may be long enough to cause the virtual machine to start auto-repeat.
To reduce these effects, increase the time threshold necessary for auto-repeat in the remote console.
Power off the virtual machine.
Add a line, similar to this, at the end of your virtual machine's configuration (.vmx) file:
keyboard.typematicMinDelay = "2000000"
The delay is specified in micro-seconds, so the line in the example above increases the repeat time to 2 seconds. This should ensure that you never get auto-repeat unless you intend it.
Power on the virtual machine.
To make the changes using the vSphere Client:
Power off the virtual machine
Right click virtual machine select Edit Settings
Click Options > General > Configuration Parameters
Click Add Row
Under Name enter keyboard.typematicMinDelay In the Value field 2000000
To locate the VMX configuration file for your virtual machine on VMware ESX, run the command vmware-cmd -l from the service console or the vSphere CLI with root permissions.
Update History
11/15/2011 - Added ESXi 5.0 to products.
Also Added steps for using vSphere Client to add values.
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