Guest DaveG Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Hi all Today I have reinstalled our Domain server due to fatal problems. Same softeware and disks as always used. Now I cannot access the server by remote desktop. I have never had a problem in the past. Installed on the server. Windows 2003 Active Directory Exchange 2003 SQL 2005 Yes we have a do everything server and only the one, normally very reliable. What I have tried. 1. Activated RDP in the Remote tab of System Prpoerties. No extra user Selected as I always connect as Administrator. 2. Tried to connect from both XP and Vista stations, both worked in the past. 3. Googled like crazy for solutions, nothing seems to work. What actually happens. When I try to connect, the server gives a little wirl on the hard disk as if it is going to execute the command. The Remote client then just returns to the default status and the connect button is alive again. No remote screen actually appears. The problem with the situation is that normally I administer the server from a distance, if I cannot correct this I will need to think about a complete reinstall just to cure this problem, harsh and drastic but might be the quickest. Any ideas on this problem would be welcomed. Thanks in advance. -- DaveG ------------ If things don't change... They will stay the same.
Guest Mathieu CHATEAU Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: Remote Desktop Connection W2K3 Hello, Does telnet myserver 3389 give a black screen ? Any firewall ? -- Cordialement, Mathieu CHATEAU http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com "DaveG" <daveginorge@hotmail.com.nospam> wrote in message news:bZSdnapg48tPt3XbRVnzvQA@telenor.com... > Hi all > > Today I have reinstalled our Domain server due to fatal problems. Same > softeware and disks as always used. Now I cannot access the server by > remote desktop. I have never had a problem in the past. > > Installed on the server. > Windows 2003 > Active Directory > Exchange 2003 > SQL 2005 > > Yes we have a do everything server and only the one, normally very > reliable. > > What I have tried. > 1. Activated RDP in the Remote tab of System Prpoerties. No extra user > Selected as I always connect as Administrator. > > 2. Tried to connect from both XP and Vista stations, both worked in the > past. > > 3. Googled like crazy for solutions, nothing seems to work. > > What actually happens. > When I try to connect, the server gives a little wirl on the hard disk > as if it is going to execute the command. The Remote client then just > returns to the default status and the connect button is alive again. No > remote screen actually appears. > > The problem with the situation is that normally I administer the server > from a distance, if I cannot correct this I will need to think about a > complete reinstall just to cure this problem, harsh and drastic but > might be the quickest. > > Any ideas on this problem would be welcomed. > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > DaveG > ------------ > If things don't change... > They will stay the same.
Guest DaveG Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: Remote Desktop Connection W2K3 Mathieu CHATEAU wrote: > Hello, > > Does telnet myserver 3389 give a black screen ? > Any firewall ? Yes a black screen No firewall between the server and workstations on the LAN, just a single network card installed, Firewall and gateway handled elsewhere. -- DaveG ------------ If things don't change... They will stay the same.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: Remote Desktop Connection W2K3 "DaveG" <daveginorge@hotmail.com.nospam> wrote in message news:bZSdnapg48tPt3XbRVnzvQA@telenor.com... > Hi all > > Today I have reinstalled our Domain server due to fatal problems. Same > softeware and disks as always used. Now I cannot access the server by > remote desktop. I have never had a problem in the past. > > Installed on the server. > Windows 2003 > Active Directory > Exchange 2003 > SQL 2005 > > Yes we have a do everything server and only the one, normally very > reliable. > > What I have tried. > 1. Activated RDP in the Remote tab of System Prpoerties. No extra user > Selected as I always connect as Administrator. > > 2. Tried to connect from both XP and Vista stations, both worked in the > past. > > 3. Googled like crazy for solutions, nothing seems to work. > > What actually happens. > When I try to connect, the server gives a little wirl on the hard disk > as if it is going to execute the command. The Remote client then just > returns to the default status and the connect button is alive again. No > remote screen actually appears. > > The problem with the situation is that normally I administer the server > from a distance, if I cannot correct this I will need to think about a > complete reinstall just to cure this problem, harsh and drastic but > might be the quickest. > > Any ideas on this problem would be welcomed. > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > DaveG > ------------ > If things don't change... > They will stay the same. Are attempting to start an RDP session from inside the server's network or from outside? If you do it from the outside then you should do your initial tests from the inside. Instead of relying on some predigested shortcut, start a Command Prompt on the client and execute this command: mstsc /v:aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd where aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd is the host's IP address. You also need to examine the server's event logger.
Guest DaveG Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: Remote Desktop Connection W2K3 Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > mstsc /v:aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd I'm always connecting from inside the firewall on the local LAN. When I start the process from the dos window I get the username & password promtp and then the connecting to http://www.xxx.yyy.zzz dialog then after 5 to 10 seconds the dialog dissapears and nothing else happens. The server logs. System log Error TermDD "The terminal server is configured to use SSL, however no useable certificate was found on the server. also lots of: Information Application Popup Event ID:26 \systemroot\system32\RDPDD.DLL failed to load -- DaveG ------------ If things don't change... They will stay the same.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: Remote Desktop Connection W2K3 "DaveG" <daveginorge@hotmail.com.nospam> wrote in message news:wNydnbdXXKhlzHXbRVnzvQA@telenor.com... > Pegasus (MVP) wrote: > >> mstsc /v:aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd > > I'm always connecting from inside the firewall on the local LAN. > > When I start the process from the dos window I get the username & > password promtp and then the connecting to http://www.xxx.yyy.zzz dialog then > after 5 to 10 seconds the dialog dissapears and nothing else happens. > > The server logs. > System log > > Error TermDD > "The terminal server is configured to use SSL, however no useable > certificate was found on the server. > > also lots of: > > Information Application Popup Event ID:26 > \systemroot\system32\RDPDD.DLL failed to load > > > > -- > DaveG > ------------ > If things don't change... > They will stay the same. Aha! The event logger tells us why Remote Desktop won't start but we don't know why its DLL won't load. I googled for the string "RDPDD.DLL failed to load" and came up with a possible solution at the bottom of this page: http://www.mcse.ms/message1585030.html. There could, of course, be others.
Guest DaveG Posted September 13, 2007 Posted September 13, 2007 Re: Remote Desktop Connection W2K3 DaveG wrote: > Hi all > > Today I have reinstalled our Domain server due to fatal problems. Same > softeware and disks as always used. Now I cannot access the server by > remote desktop. I have never had a problem in the past. > > Installed on the server. > Windows 2003 > Active Directory > Exchange 2003 > SQL 2005 > > Yes we have a do everything server and only the one, normally very > reliable. > > What I have tried. > 1. Activated RDP in the Remote tab of System Prpoerties. No extra user > Selected as I always connect as Administrator. > > 2. Tried to connect from both XP and Vista stations, both worked in > the past. > > 3. Googled like crazy for solutions, nothing seems to work. > > What actually happens. > When I try to connect, the server gives a little wirl on the hard disk > as if it is going to execute the command. The Remote client then just > returns to the default status and the connect button is alive again. > No remote screen actually appears. > > The problem with the situation is that normally I administer the > server from a distance, if I cannot correct this I will need to think > about a complete reinstall just to cure this problem, harsh and > drastic but might be the quickest. > > Any ideas on this problem would be welcomed. > > Thanks in advance. Thanks for all the work guys but I think I will be going down the reload road before I get to much back on the server. -- DaveG ------------ If things don't change... They will stay the same.
Guest DaveG Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 Re: Remote Desktop Connection W2K3 DaveG wrote: > Hi all > > Today I have reinstalled our Domain server due to fatal problems. Same > softeware and disks as always used. Now I cannot access the server by > remote desktop. I have never had a problem in the past. > > Installed on the server. > Windows 2003 > Active Directory > Exchange 2003 > SQL 2005 > > Yes we have a do everything server and only the one, normally very > reliable. > > What I have tried. > 1. Activated RDP in the Remote tab of System Prpoerties. No extra user > Selected as I always connect as Administrator. > > 2. Tried to connect from both XP and Vista stations, both worked in > the past. > > 3. Googled like crazy for solutions, nothing seems to work. > > What actually happens. > When I try to connect, the server gives a little wirl on the hard disk > as if it is going to execute the command. The Remote client then just > returns to the default status and the connect button is alive again. > No remote screen actually appears. > > The problem with the situation is that normally I administer the > server from a distance, if I cannot correct this I will need to think > about a complete reinstall just to cure this problem, harsh and > drastic but might be the quickest. > > Any ideas on this problem would be welcomed. > > Thanks in advance. Thanks for all the work guys but I think I will be going down the reload road before I get to much back on the server. -- DaveG ------------ If things don't change... They will stay the same.
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