Re: Win XP Laptop not connecting in RWW


"Pearl" <Pearl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:80667D28-22FE-47D5-8F79-DFDE425FD93A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks for replying:
>
> 1. allowed to connect remotely is checked under Remote Desktop
> 2. Firewall has 4125, 444, 443, 3389 forwarded

Not relevant if you're trying to connect on the LAN - I mean the Windows
firewall on the workstation you're trying to connect to. You need to make
sure the exceptions are set to allow incoming remote desktop connections,
etc.

> 3. My username is part of the Remote Web Worplace group (it is the
> username, correct; or, do I need computer acct)

Yes, it's username.

Did you try this on the LAN using the remote desktop client, as I suggested?

>
> Thanks
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Pearl" <Pearl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:DE5BDC41-5894-4159-BC1A-516BB78577D8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have a Windows XP laptop on my SBS2003 LAN. From RWW I can see and
>> >connect
>> > to the SBS2003 server but not to my Windows XP laptop. I see it listed
>> > but I
>> > get the following message: Connectivity to the remote computer could
>> > not
>> > be
>> > established.
>> >
>> > I checked to make sure that "allow remote connection..." is checked.
>> > The
>> > computer is on and at the login prompt when I try to access it with
>> > RWW.
>> > What could it be?
>>
>> Make sure Remote Desktop is enabled in your laptop, that it has the
>> proper
>> exception set in the firewall, and that your user account is part of the
>> Remote Web Workplace users group (which should be in the "allowed to
>> connect
>> remotely" properties of RD on the laptop).
>>
>> Remove RWW from the picture right now and try to use the Remote Desktop
>> Client on some computer on your network to access your workstation via
>> hostname.
>>
>>
>>
>>


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