Re: Remote desktop connection

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From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 04/25/04


Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:52:05 -0500

Well, that is the problem then. You can *NOT* connect to an XP Home PC using Remote Desktop.

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    Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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"Chase" <chase765@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:40b001c42b1a$c2af29e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I am running Windows XP Home Edition on both PC's. Both 
> have RDC enabled. The IP is correct, it is the one 
> assigned to the PC by the wireless router. The error 
> message is "The client could not connect to the remote 
> computer. Remote connection might not be enabled or the 
> computer might be too busy to accept new connections. It 
> is also possible that network problems might be prventing 
> your connection. Please try connecting again later. If 
> the problem continues to occur, contact your 
> administrator."
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Browsing, unless enabled by a registry hack, is not 
> available in a work group environment. What 
>>error message, if any, do you get when you use the LAN 
> IP of the PC your trying to connect to? The 
>>PC your trying to connect to is running XP Pro, correct? 
> Remote Desktop is enabled on the PC your 
>>trying to connect to, correct? You are using the correct 
> IP?
>>
>>-- 
>>    Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>>Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news 
> group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
>>The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and 
> confers no rights...
>>
>>"Chase" <chase765@bellsouth.net> wrote in message 
> news:3fcb01c42ae7$e5b9af60$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I have 2 computers on a wireless network. Firewall is
>>> turned off on both computers. I can acess the other PC
>>> from my network neighborhood. Remote assistance and
>>> control is enabled on both computers. They are both in
>>> the same workgroup. I can use 3rd party software to
>>> connect to the other PC, but I want to use Windows. 
> When
>>> I use RDC and browse for the other pc and when I click 
> on
>>> my workgroup in the brouse for other computers dialog 
> box
>>> is says "The HOME domain/workgroup does not contain any
>>> Terminal servers". I've also tried just typing in the
>>> name of the PC and the ip address, but it still won't
>>> connect.
>>>
>>> What do I do? 
>>
>>.
>>


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