Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

[Guest AlexT.]

Folks

 

I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...

 

I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in my

current domain.

 

I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry key

 

HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/

fDenyTSConnection

 

but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a way

to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local admin

credentials for the target machine and I have network connectivity to

it).

 

Any pointer / idea most welcome

 

Thanks

 

-alexT

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

 

Can you connect to a shared drive on the remote server, i.e.

\\server\c$, using the local admin credentials?

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"AlexT." <google@atc.ch> wrote on 29 okt 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Folks

>

> I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...

>

> I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in

> my current domain.

>

> I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry

> key

>

> HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/

> fDenyTSConnection

>

> but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a

> way to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local

> admin credentials for the target machine and I have network

> connectivity to it).

>

> Any pointer / idea most welcome

>

> Thanks

>

> -alexT

[Guest AlexT.]

Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

 

On Oct 29, 9:56 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-

this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> Can you connect to a shared drive on the remote server, i.e.

> \\server\c$, using the local admin credentials?

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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>

> "AlexT." <goo...@atc.ch> wrote on 29 okt 2007 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Folks

>

> > I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...

>

> > I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in

> > my current domain.

>

> > I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry

> > key

>

> > HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/

> > fDenyTSConnection

>

> > but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a

> > way to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local

> > admin credentials for the target machine and I have network

> > connectivity to it).

>

> > Any pointer / idea most welcome

>

> > Thanks

>

> > -alexT

 

Yes I can connect to the default admin shares

-alexT

[Guest TP]

Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

 

Hi,

 

Out of curiosity, have you tried any of the following:

 

- Contact the administrator for the domain that it is in and

have them enable remote desktop via group policy

 

- Contact a person that is physically near the server and

have them logon to the console and enable remote desktop

 

- Have someone grant you access to the server console

via KVM over IP or other similar remote technology

 

I'm wondering because in my experience it is usually

easier and faster to use normal methods and in cases

where it is not there is an interesting story. Also I have

seen instances where unauthorized users manage to get

the administrator password for a server but are unable

to access via TS because it is disabled.

 

Thanks.

 

-TP

 

AlexT. wrote:

> Folks

>

> I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...

>

> I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in my

> current domain.

>

> I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry key

>

> HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/

> fDenyTSConnection

>

> but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a way

> to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local admin

> credentials for the target machine and I have network connectivity to

> it).

>

> Any pointer / idea most welcome

>

> Thanks

>

> -alexT

[Guest Soo Kuan Teo [MSFT]]

Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

 

Have you tried using TSWMI? It is available on XP/Win2k3 and above.

Please visit the following for more info:

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2006/10/03/Terminal-Services-_2800_TS_2900_-Remote-Configuration-Primer-Part-1.aspx

Thanks

Soo Kuan

 

 

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"AlexT." <google@atc.ch> wrote in message

news:1193689648.527913.222270@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...

> Folks

>

> I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...

>

> I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in my

> current domain.

>

> I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry key

>

> HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/

> fDenyTSConnection

>

> but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a way

> to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local admin

> credentials for the target machine and I have network connectivity to

> it).

>

> Any pointer / idea most welcome

>

> Thanks

>

> -alexT

>

[Guest AlexT.]

Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

 

On Oct 31, 2:09 am, "Soo Kuan Teo [MSFT]"

<sooku...@online.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Have you tried using TSWMI? It is available on XP/Win2k3 and above.

 

That made the trick and saved me a 300 miles roundtrip to the server

room :)

 

Thanks !