Re: "You have been disconnected from..."



Greetings Jeremy,

If you've been trying it over and over without rebooting, you'll get this behavior. Reboot
both PCs and then try again.
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"Jeremy" <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:57B693A6-8151-4C08-94C1-33385E9F93D9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am able to connect two PCs over a LAN. UPnP is enabled on the router
> between them. I get to see the window of the other PC sometimes but then
> immediately the connection is broken with the "You have been disconnected
> from Jeremy's computer."
>
> Why is this happening, and is there a solution?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy


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