Re: Selecting Remote Users

Hi guys,

Thank you both very much for responding.

Al, my office consists of 2 computers hooked up to the internet via a
motorola high speed cable modem. It's my company.

Stanley, the error message I keep getting is the same every time:

'The client could not connect to the remote computer.

Remote connections might not be enabled or computer might be too busy to
accept new connections. It is also possible that 'network problems' are
affecting your connection.'

Quick question just to make sure I am doing everything correctly, if I am
the administrator on my work PC, which is a password protected account, when
I try signing on from my home PC via RDC, what am I supposed to enter upon
opening RDC?



"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

nycnc wrote:
I have gone through every step in setting up a remote desktop
connection and still cannot get on.

I am trying to connect to my work PC (WINXP PRO) from my home PC
(WINXP PRO).

I have enabled 'Allow remote users to access computer', but I think
the reason for my troubles is that I do not know how to 'Select
remote users'. It is only allowing me to select a user from users
already on my computer.

How do I add a remote user in order to access my work PC from home?

You don't.

The user account you select on the machine that is to be the host for remote
desktop has to be an account that can log into that system locally - whether
it is a domain or local account for that system...

Can you describe better what you are seeing when you attempt to connect?
Is there a firewall between you and work? A NAT device? Router?

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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