Re: Can not get Remote Connection Working on XP Pro
- From: "Jack Ray" <jfrcpa@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:52:07 -0500
Al
Thanks for the info.
The Cisco VPN is disabled and it still does not work.
Jack
"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My guess is the Cisco VPN software may be the problem on A... Can you
> remove it or disable it?
>
> Note that testing over the local LAN is only valid if you use the local
> static LAN IP of the PC your trying to access/control. It is not a valid
> test to use the public IP of the router.
>
> TCP Port 80 is used by IIS if you want to use the web based Remote Desktop
> method...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/pree_rem_bgek.asp
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
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> "Jack Ray" <jfrcpa@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>I have two PC connected by a linksys wireless router(WRT54G) in a
>>workgroup.(Computer A and computer B)
>>
>> I want to set one of them up(Computer A) as a Host for a remote
>> connection. I could not make a connection from the outside.
>>
>> I had done the following to set up the Remote Access:
>>
>> I checked off "Allow users to connect Remotly to this computer" on the
>> Remote tab under System. remote and changed the windows firewall to allow
>> remote desktop.
>>
>> I looked in users. There are no users setup but it shows that I already
>> have access since I am an administrator.
>>
>> I set the port 3389 to forward to the internal ip address on Computer A
>> on my linksys router. I did not set up a static ip address yet on
>> Computer A(The address has not changed. I have not rebooted the
>> computer.) In the short term, I am assuming that this is not the source
>> of my problem.
>>
>> When I could not connect:
>>
>> I went through the troubleshooting on the attached document.
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html
>>
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>> netstat -a shows Computer A as listening to Port 3389
>>
>> Port query also shows port 3389 as listening.
>>
>> Telnet appears to work using the internal ip address or the computer
>> name. (The screen stays black and there is a blinking curser)
>> The instruction refer to using the Host name. (not sure what this means)
>>
>>
>> http://www.canyouseeme.org/ I receive the following error Error: I could
>> not see your service on xxx.x.xxx.xx on port (3389)
>> Reason: Connection timed out ( substituted the x's for this posting)
>>
>> I receive the seame message if I try port 80.
>>
>>
>> Terminal services is running
>>
>>
>> After trying for hours to Connect Computer A, I decided to try
>> connnecting Computer B
>>
>> I set Computer B with the same settings. Netstat -a does not show
>> Port3389. I did not have access to a computer from the outside so I tried
>> a remote connectiion from Computer A (on the same network) and was able
>> to make a connection from A to B.
>> I then checked the network cards on both machines and they were configred
>> the same, I also checked the local policies and they appear to be the
>> same.
>> I can connect from A to B(Host) but can not connect from B to A(Host).
>> This seems to work no matter what setting I have on the linksys
>> router(Port forwarding)
>>
>> I have a Cisco VPN adaptor set up on Computer A which is used to connect
>> to my work. I did not make any changes to that adapter. I am just
>> mentioning thius in case it may have a bearing on the situation.
>>
>> I beleive that I am up to date with Window XP Updates.
>>
>> I tried to set up Group policy for Terminal Services but this ended up
>> causing the "Allow users to connect Remotly to this computer" check box
>> on the remote tab of the sytem menu to be greyed out. I ended up changing
>> all the settings back to "not configured" The allow....Remote...etc"
>> checkbox is now available again. But the connection from B to A(Host) is
>> still not working)
>>
>> I looked in the registry on Computer A and it does show 3389 as the value
>> for Remote Desktop.
>>
>> I spoke with our network administrator and he told me that linksys has a
>> checkbox for allowing remote users in addirion to the port forwarding. I
>> checked all of the screens and could not find anything I am on Version
>> Firmware V202.2.2 for the WRT54G wireless router.
>>
>>
>> Any help in figuring this situation out would be appreciated.
>>
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>> Jack
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