Cannot connect

[DavidS]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Since I can't connect from the office, I tried a simple connection at home
between 2 XP PCs on the back of the same router. I enter either the IP
address of the 'remote' PC or the computer name and get "The client could not
connect to the remote computer". I have disabled Norton Internet Security and
can ping in both directions. Connections are enabled at the remote end. I can
see the remote PC in My Network Places. If I use <browse for more> in Remote
Desktop Connection and click on the workgroup, I receive "The
domain/workgroup does not contain any terminal servers"
I'm obviously missing something simple but can't think of it. Any ideas
would be very much appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Hi David,

What version of Windows XP are you using?

Only XP professional supports remote desktop connections.

Regards

http://www.gmditsolutions.com


>-----Original Message-----
>Since I can't connect from the office, I tried a simple
connection at home
>between 2 XP PCs on the back of the same router. I enter
either the IP
>address of the 'remote' PC or the computer name and
get "The client could not
>connect to the remote computer". I have disabled Norton
Internet Security and
>can ping in both directions. Connections are enabled at
the remote end. I can
>see the remote PC in My Network Places. If I use <browse
for more> in Remote
>Desktop Connection and click on the workgroup, I
receive "The
>domain/workgroup does not contain any terminal servers"
>I'm obviously missing something simple but can't think of
it. Any ideas
>would be very much appreciated.
>
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

As Gary McDonald mentions, you need XP Pro. You must have enabled Remote
Desktop on the remote tab of properties of my computer--oh--I think you need
to reboot after enabling this?

The browsing failure is normal--there's a regedit required to allow XP Pro
machines to show up.


"davids" <davids@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0F27AC5-A11E-432B-B1EF-DAD51FCC8F9E@microsoft.com...
> Since I can't connect from the office, I tried a simple connection at home
> between 2 XP PCs on the back of the same router. I enter either the IP
> address of the 'remote' PC or the computer name and get "The client could
> not
> connect to the remote computer". I have disabled Norton Internet Security
> and
> can ping in both directions. Connections are enabled at the remote end. I
> can
> see the remote PC in My Network Places. If I use <browse for more> in
> Remote
> Desktop Connection and click on the workgroup, I receive "The
> domain/workgroup does not contain any terminal servers"
> I'm obviously missing something simple but can't think of it. Any ideas
> would be very much appreciated.
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Bill,

There is no need to reboot when you check (enable) or uncheck (disable) Remote Desktop in the Remote
tab properties... Its simply a on/off switch function...

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...

"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:u50fR3lgEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> As Gary McDonald mentions, you need XP Pro. You must have enabled Remote Desktop on the remote
> tab of properties of my computer--oh--I think you need to reboot after enabling this?
>
> The browsing failure is normal--there's a regedit required to allow XP Pro machines to show up.
>
>
> "davids" <davids@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C0F27AC5-A11E-432B-B1EF-DAD51FCC8F9E@microsoft.com...
>> Since I can't connect from the office, I tried a simple connection at home
>> between 2 XP PCs on the back of the same router. I enter either the IP
>> address of the 'remote' PC or the computer name and get "The client could not
>> connect to the remote computer". I have disabled Norton Internet Security and
>> can ping in both directions. Connections are enabled at the remote end. I can
>> see the remote PC in My Network Places. If I use <browse for more> in Remote
>> Desktop Connection and click on the workgroup, I receive "The
>> domain/workgroup does not contain any terminal servers"
>> I'm obviously missing something simple but can't think of it. Any ideas
>> would be very much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Thanks - I wasn't sure how that works. I know that the Terminal Services
service isn't stoppable, and I wasn't sure whether it started when you
checked off the feature.

(I s'pose in many cases it is running already since I think RA is on by
default, and switch-user as well.)

"Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:ejunalmgEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Bill,
>
> There is no need to reboot when you check (enable) or uncheck (disable)
> Remote Desktop in the Remote tab properties... Its simply a on/off switch
> function...
>
> --
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
> benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:u50fR3lgEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> As Gary McDonald mentions, you need XP Pro. You must have enabled Remote
>> Desktop on the remote tab of properties of my computer--oh--I think you
>> need to reboot after enabling this?
>>
>> The browsing failure is normal--there's a regedit required to allow XP
>> Pro machines to show up.
>>
>>
>> "davids" <davids@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C0F27AC5-A11E-432B-B1EF-DAD51FCC8F9E@microsoft.com...
>>> Since I can't connect from the office, I tried a simple connection at
>>> home
>>> between 2 XP PCs on the back of the same router. I enter either the IP
>>> address of the 'remote' PC or the computer name and get "The client
>>> could not
>>> connect to the remote computer". I have disabled Norton Internet
>>> Security and
>>> can ping in both directions. Connections are enabled at the remote end.
>>> I can
>>> see the remote PC in My Network Places. If I use <browse for more> in
>>> Remote
>>> Desktop Connection and click on the workgroup, I receive "The
>>> domain/workgroup does not contain any terminal servers"
>>> I'm obviously missing something simple but can't think of it. Any ideas
>>> would be very much appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>