Re: XP RDPs failures

From: Frank McCallister SBS MVP (anonymous)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:51:42 -0600

Hi Bill

Make sure the server has all patches installed thru WU and others listed in
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/downloads/default.mspx
especially item 2 under Critical updates
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d70097c2-4317-40e0-b7da-feb52c6b6386&displaylang=en 

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Frank McCallister SBS MVP
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"Bill Swan" <bill@nospamfirstresponseit.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:OZBTS27%23EHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> We are noticing that this is more frequently.
>
> XP SP2 cannot connect to servers. Is anyone else experiancing this?
>
> Click Remote Desktop connection and immediatly a box pops up.
>
> the client could not establish a remote connection to the computer
>
> the most likely causes of this error are:
> 1) remote connections might not be enabled on the remote computer
> 2) the maximum number of connections was exceeded at the remote computer
> 3) a network error has occurred while establishing the connection
>
> This happens to all external servers but to internal sercer ok. Can ping 
> the external servers
>
> Tried turning off firewall no difference. Latest pc this has happened to 
> logged in as administrator still same prob. Done XP repair and reinstall. 
> still no go.
>
> When reinstalling did before SP1 update and SP2 update, still wouldn't 
> connect
>
> Friday we even had reports that a W98 pc is now experiancing this.
>
> In view of different sites and all different steps on an XP reinstall 
> leading me to think it is a server windows update. However other pcs on 
> the same network have no problem.... ;-)
>
> Found this and seems to be happening elsewhere
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Q_21043376.html
>
>
>
> -- 
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>
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>
> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs (2003 NG)
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&group=microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000
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> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&group=microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
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