Re: port 3389 Not listening remote desktop connection

Go to a command prompt and type in the following

c:\>netstat -na |more

It should display what IP addresses and ports your machine is mapping.
Something like this:
Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:1040 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:1433 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:2967 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:3389 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:3908 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING

Look for the one that says 3389 like what I have above. Is it listed on
yours? Is it listening? If it's not listed then TS isn't running. Let me
know.

"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> I think that the repair installation is your best option at this point. Note
> the warnings on the page. I also recommend backing up sensitive data as a
> precaution.
>
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> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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> "coxwj" <coxwj@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Rebooting regsvr32 had no affect. Any other suggestions before I do a
> > repair? I would really like to use that as a last option, as the rest
> > of computer has no problems at all, not to mention it is a server that
> > I use on a daily basis.
> >
> > What about my original thread, is there a way to force that port to
> > listen?
> >
> > Also, is this a problem that other folks do not have? I seem to find
> > many threads on "Port 3389 NOT LISTENING", but no real answers ever
> > surface, or they simply didn't enable Remote Desktop Connection in the
> > first place. I find it strange that instruction on setting up a RDC
> > often ask you to check netstat -a to see if 3389 is listening, but then
> > never tell you how to proceed if it is not. Am I alone on this?
> >
>
>
>
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