Re: Remote Assistance connection disconnected. Please try again.


Derek,

I had the same trouble with Windows Messenger Live 8.0 and tried all
the fixes mentioned in the various newsgroup threads, including the
following:

Router Setup:
- enable UPnP

Windows Setup (on both host and client computers):
Windows Services:
- ensure "SSDP Discovery Service" is running and automatically started
- ensure "Universal Plug and Play Device Host" is running and
automatically started
Windows Firewall:
- ensure "Remote Assistance" and "Remote Assistance - Windows Messenger
and Voice" are checked in the "Exceptions" tab

I configured all these on both the host and client computers and it
still didn't work, I kept getting the same message "Remote Assistance
connection disconnected. Please try again."

The critical item for me was this: my Netgear router supports an SPI
(I think this is Stateful Packet Inspection) Firewall as and added
security feature. I think most of the newer routers do (I've seen it
on a Dlink too). I had to turn this off in my router settings and it
finally worked. My Netgear has a "Disable SPI Firewall" checkbox under
"WAN Setup", the box was unchecked as default and I checked it. I am
still operating behind the router and have not had a chance to test it
from the internet. I will post an update to this thread when I do.

- Jeff

DerekRWatson Wrote:
Hello Darrell,

I have run full error-checking on machine B with no change. A further
test
requesting remote assistance from a third part produced the same
message on
their computer, so the problem is definitely with machine B
disconnecting.
The only other area I can think that might be relevant is that a
security
template has been applied to this machine at some time that has
disabled this
facility.

If I can't fix it I will have to take this machine out of service and
reinstall the OS as a last resort. Thanks for the suggestion.

"Darrell" wrote:
-
When was the last time you ran scan disk or "Error-Checking" on
machine B?
Try running "Error-checking" and select "Automaticlly fix file system
errors"
on system B and then try to remotely assist that system.

"DerekRWatson" wrote:
-
I am running Windows XP Pro at home and I get Remote Assistance
requests.

Requests from my sister (running XP Home and Windows Live Messenger)
via the
Internet work OK.

Requests via the internet from person A at my office (running XP Pro)
and
Windows Live Messenger who is behind Windows Firewall AND a Netgear
firewall
router work OK.

Requests via the internet from person B at my office (from a
different
computer running XP Pro but still using Window Live Messenger behind
Windows
Firewall and the same firewall router) give me the error message in
the
title, after I accept the invitation.

I have read pretty much everything on the Internet on this but I am
still
stuck. Port 3389 is open on the work router and I have used it to set
up a
Remote Desktop to both computers A and B. On machine B uPnP is
enabled and no
service is disabled. I have set every service associated with Remote

Assistance to Automatic startup. Remote Assistance is enabled as an
exception
in the Windows Firewall, in addition I have added a couple of other
programs
as exceptions as recommended.

When I am in the office machine B has the same symptoms when trying
to
connect from machine A (and machine C), so I have pretty much come to
the
conclusion the problem is with machine B, not the router or the
internet.
Machine B will not be helped, even when the request is sent to an
email
address or via a file.

Does anybody have an idea why it is disconnecting the Remote
Assistance
session? Thanks.--




--
NerdBoyJeff
.

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