this computer can't connect to the remote computer

[Guest jay@stoltenberg.com]

trying to connect to 2003 server using remote desktop on XP machine. I can 2

different erro messages depending upon the way i remote in. If i use the

mstsc.exe /console (from the "run" box) i get the error in the subject above.

If i just use the XP remote desktop connection I get the error The client

can't connect to the remote computer.

 

I have determined through netstat -a that the adapter is not listening on

port 3389. How do i get it to listen?

 

I have checked the box for allowing remote access. the user account is local

to the server (it can log on locally), it is a member of the remote desktop

users group, it is an administrator on the network and locally on the server.

 

terminal services is running and i think configured properly. I need a

solution yesterday!!! can anyone help? i have read the posts back to 2006 and

that is how i found the problem in netstat -a.

[Guest jay@stoltenberg.com]

RE: this computer can't connect to the remote computer

 

I managed to fix this on my own. it appears that 2003 server at some point

changed the port number that RDP listens on. netstat -a does not show the

3389 port, however netstat -an does show the port as listening. netstat -a

shows ms-wbt-server in the place of port 3389. by editing the registry, i

changed the port to 3389, and now i can connect.

 

"jay@stoltenberg.com" wrote:

> trying to connect to 2003 server using remote desktop on XP machine. I can 2

> different erro messages depending upon the way i remote in. If i use the

> mstsc.exe /console (from the "run" box) i get the error in the subject above.

> If i just use the XP remote desktop connection I get the error The client

> can't connect to the remote computer.

>

> I have determined through netstat -a that the adapter is not listening on

> port 3389. How do i get it to listen?

>

> I have checked the box for allowing remote access. the user account is local

> to the server (it can log on locally), it is a member of the remote desktop

> users group, it is an administrator on the network and locally on the server.

>

> terminal services is running and i think configured properly. I need a

> solution yesterday!!! can anyone help? i have read the posts back to 2006 and

> that is how i found the problem in netstat -a.