problem running win2k3 without monitor

[Guest Jeff]

Hey

 

At home I've got 2 computers: 1 winXPpro+sp2 machine and 1 win2k3 machine

(180 day evauluation)

 

These computers are connected to eachother through a local network.

 

I'm trying to run the win2k3 machine without monitor and without

keyboard/mouse. Accessing the win2k3 machine from the winXP machine by using

Remote Desktop.

 

As a test I've connected a monitor and keyboard/mouse to the win2k3 machine

and then I can use remote desktop to connect to it. but now I've

disconnected the monitor and disconnected keyboard/mouse and I cannot even

ping the win2k3 machine. and also I cannot get remote desktop from that

win2k3 machine...

 

what am I missing here?

 

Jeff

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: problem running win2k3 without monitor

 

 

"Jeff" <it_consultant1@hotmail.com.NOSPAM> wrote in message

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> Hey

>

> At home I've got 2 computers: 1 winXPpro+sp2 machine and 1 win2k3 machine

> (180 day evauluation)

>

> These computers are connected to eachother through a local network.

>

> I'm trying to run the win2k3 machine without monitor and without

> keyboard/mouse. Accessing the win2k3 machine from the winXP machine by

> using Remote Desktop.

>

> As a test I've connected a monitor and keyboard/mouse to the win2k3

> machine and then I can use remote desktop to connect to it. but now I've

> disconnected the monitor and disconnected keyboard/mouse and I cannot even

> ping the win2k3 machine. and also I cannot get remote desktop from that

> win2k3 machine...

>

> what am I missing here?

>

> Jeff

 

It's a hardware question. Some PCs will happily boot up without

a monitor connected. Others won't.

[Guest Chris M]

Re: problem running win2k3 without monitor

 

Jeff wrote:

> As a test I've connected a monitor and keyboard/mouse to the win2k3 machine

> and then I can use remote desktop to connect to it. but now I've

> disconnected the monitor and disconnected keyboard/mouse and I cannot even

> ping the win2k3 machine. and also I cannot get remote desktop from that

> win2k3 machine...

>

> what am I missing here?

 

Plug the monitor in, but no keyboard and mouse. Boot the server and see

what happens.

 

Depending on the model of server, there might be a BIOS setting that

will ignore the lack of a keyboard at bootup.

 

On desktop machines this tends to be a setting called 'Halt on..' and

you have a choice of 'All errors', 'All but no keyboard', 'None' etc etc.

 

Have a look for any similar settings that may prevent it from booting

without various things attached.

 

--

Chris.

[Guest Jeff]

Re: problem running win2k3 without monitor

 

Thanks. I've just managed to solve this. I bought a cheap kvm-switch from my

local data shop. So I'm using the kvm switch..

 

 

"Chris M" <nobody@nowhere.special> wrote in message

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> Jeff wrote:

>> As a test I've connected a monitor and keyboard/mouse to the win2k3

>> machine and then I can use remote desktop to connect to it. but now I've

>> disconnected the monitor and disconnected keyboard/mouse and I cannot

>> even ping the win2k3 machine. and also I cannot get remote desktop from

>> that win2k3 machine...

>>

>> what am I missing here?

>

> Plug the monitor in, but no keyboard and mouse. Boot the server and see

> what happens.

>

> Depending on the model of server, there might be a BIOS setting that will

> ignore the lack of a keyboard at bootup.

>

> On desktop machines this tends to be a setting called 'Halt on..' and you

> have a choice of 'All errors', 'All but no keyboard', 'None' etc etc.

>

> Have a look for any similar settings that may prevent it from booting

> without various things attached.

>

> --

> Chris.