No TermServer License Servers available? Win 2003 Server

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Hi!

As a Microsoft Partner, one of the packages I recieved was Windows 2003
server. We've been running it here for a while without any issues. Normally,
I just connect to the server using Terminal Services to do any maintenance
on the server but for the last few days it does not allow me to connect.

The error I recieve is:
"The remote session was disconnected because there are no Terminal Server
License Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server
administrator."

The only thing that I can think of that may have affected this is that we've
added a second network card to the server. I get the same error when trying
to connect to either NIC.

Can someone explain what is happening and how I can correct it?

Thanks!

 

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Sounds like the TS grace period has ended.
Do you have a TS Licensing Server installed and activated?
Do you have enough available TS CALs on the Licensing Server?
I don't think that the Partner software comes with any TS CALs.

It also sounds as if the only thing you want is Remote Desktop for
Administration. If that is the case, then completely uninstall
Terminal Services (TS implies Application mode, which needs
additional licenses). Remote Desktop for Administration is enabled
in Control Panel - System - Remote (just as on XP).

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"Noozer" <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in
news:rZbmc.383135$oR5.44523@pd7tw3no:

> Hi!
>
> As a Microsoft Partner, one of the packages I recieved was
> Windows 2003 server. We've been running it here for a while
> without any issues. Normally, I just connect to the server using
> Terminal Services to do any maintenance on the server but for
> the last few days it does not allow me to connect.
>
> The error I recieve is:
> "The remote session was disconnected because there are no
> Terminal Server License Servers available to provide a license.
> Please contact the server administrator."
>
> The only thing that I can think of that may have affected this
> is that we've added a second network card to the server. I get
> the same error when trying to connect to either NIC.
>
> Can someone explain what is happening and how I can correct it?
>
> Thanks!

 

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"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns94E0EF62E15A9veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> Sounds like the TS grace period has ended.
> Do you have a TS Licensing Server installed and activated?
> Do you have enough available TS CALs on the Licensing Server?
> I don't think that the Partner software comes with any TS CALs.

Hrm... Time to do some reading. I assume that the event log would have some
evidence that the grace period ended. I didn't even know that there was one.

> It also sounds as if the only thing you want is Remote Desktop for
> Administration. If that is the case, then completely uninstall
> Terminal Services (TS implies Application mode, which needs
> additional licenses). Remote Desktop for Administration is enabled
> in Control Panel - System - Remote (just as on XP).

Yup! Fixed it up very well... Remote desktop is definately a joy to use
over a gigabit LAN!

> > As a Microsoft Partner, one of the packages I recieved was
> > Windows 2003 server. We've been running it here for a while
> > without any issues. Normally, I just connect to the server using
> > Terminal Services to do any maintenance on the server but for
> > the last few days it does not allow me to connect.

Thank you very much!