Re: Remote Desktop Connection on a LAN?

IMHO ask that additionally on IT NGs :
microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware and/or

microsoft.public.windowsnt.protocol.tcpip

Arkady


"fedude" <fedude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I hate to start yet another thread over this networking nightmare, but I
have
reached the end of my rope. I've read all the KB I can find on thi and
the
dozens of other places that try to help with this abomination.

My 2 PC's (PC-A and PC-B) are on a LAN connected via RJ45 a LinkSYS router
connected to my cable modem. Both are running XP Pro. I have set up a
local LAN and I can share files and printers across this home network. I
can
ping one from the other and I have tried to set up RDC so I can control
one
PC from the other and vise-versa.

Here is my quandry: From PC-B I can RDC to PC-A and gain control of it.
Everything works fine. However, I cannot go from PC-A to access PC-B via
RDC. Whenever I try I quickly get an error message "The connection was
ended
because of a network error. Please try connecting to the remote computer
again. As I write this note on PC-A, I am listening to music stored on
PC-B
over the network.

- I have setup the system properties to enable the remote desktop on both
PC's
- I have windows firewall running one each PC and both have RDC setup in
the
exceptions list.
- When I run "netstat -a" from PC-A I do not see it listening on port
3389,
but when I do it from PC-B I do see it listening.
- I disabled the requirement to have a non-null password in the registry
of
both machines, but I still tried to RDC from an admin account that has a
password. Still nothing from PC-A to PC-B.
- The Linksys router is set up to forward port 3389 to both PC-A and PC-B
(whatever this means...)

And here's one more tidbit: From PC-A I can bring up a VPN and RDC to my
PC
at work. In this case RDC on PC-A works great. When I run netstat while
this is hapenning, I do not see PC-A listening on 3389.

Any ideas??


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Remote Desktop Connection on a LAN?
    ... From PC-B I can RDC to PC-A and gain control of it. ... Both computers must have users with passwords, ... Home can request a RD connection to a XP Pro system. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: ics and printer sharing
    ... Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing ... > shared and PC-B can trigger the PPPoE dial in PC-A. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Is wireless file transfer reliable?
    ... I have enabled file and printer sharing and that all works. ... PC-B finds PC-A in Computers Near Me, and I signon using the password I have setup. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.networking)
  • Re: USB keystroke transfer device...
    ... Does any of you know about a USB device /adapter which can connect two ... computers (PC-A and PC-B) together. ... In fact its so ****ing simple that I've just turned SerialKeys on, configured it for COM2 4800 baud to match the breadboarded Microchip PIC project I've been playing with and powered up the project with the existing serial demo I was looking at. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Remote Desktop Connection on a LAN?
    ... From PC-B I can RDC to PC-A and gain control of it. ... The Linksys router is set up to forward port 3389 to both PC-A and PC-B ... Both computers must have users with passwords, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)