RDC "...cannot connect..." error

[Guest ^n0nym0u5]

The Problem:

This is the error message I recieve after entering the username and password

required to connect remotely - "This computer cannot connect to the remote

computer. Try connecting agian. If the problem continues, contact the owner

of the remote computer or your network administrator."

 

The Setup:

2 computers - laptop running winXP <remote> / desktop running win2000 <host>

*both computers have the SAME RDC software installed

*both computers are ONLY set for administrator user access

WLAN/LAN router - netgear

*latest firmware update

VPN - shared folders/files and drives accessable from either pc

*all in perfect working condition

 

The Question:

Why can I not connect to the host remotely from my laptop <not by tunneling

through the internet but simply through my already working VPN>? If I am

configured and able to exchange files, folders, and access programs from one

another, why can I not login to the host with the RDC application? What am I

missing or doing wrong? Please help.

 

P.S. If more info is needed from my part, I would happily give more detail.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: RDC "...cannot connect..." error

 

Have you configured the Windows firewall to allow incoming rdp

traffic?

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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=?Utf-8?B?Xm4wbnltMHU1?= <^n0nym0u5@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 27 mar 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> The Problem:

> This is the error message I recieve after entering the username

> and password required to connect remotely - "This computer

> cannot connect to the remote computer. Try connecting agian. If

> the problem continues, contact the owner of the remote computer

> or your network administrator."

>

> The Setup:

> 2 computers - laptop running winXP <remote> / desktop running

> win2000 <host>

> *both computers have the SAME RDC software installed

> *both computers are ONLY set for administrator user access

> WLAN/LAN router - netgear

> *latest firmware update

> VPN - shared folders/files and drives accessable from either pc

> *all in perfect working condition

>

> The Question:

> Why can I not connect to the host remotely from my laptop <not

> by tunneling through the internet but simply through my already

> working VPN>? If I am configured and able to exchange files,

> folders, and access programs from one another, why can I not

> login to the host with the RDC application? What am I missing or

> doing wrong? Please help.

>

> P.S. If more info is needed from my part, I would happily give

> more detail.