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Old 01-05-2006, 04:04 AM
Case Matrix
 
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Default Re: Remote Desktop Connections

There are no local firewalls setup on each machine.

"Lance" wrote:

> I'm thinking of the firewall installed on the WinXP Pro desktop.
>
> Lance
> *****
>
> Case Matrix wrote on 11/19/2005 8:00 AM:
> > A majority of ports are blocked at the firewall, however, this connection
> > isn't passing through the firewall. And if the port were blocked then why
> > would I be able to access Win2K3 Servers and not a WinXP Pro desktop.
> >
> > "Lance" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Case Matrix thought carefully and wrote on 11/19/2005 6:57 AM:
> >>
> >>>I'm attempting to RDC to another WinXP Pro computer in my domain/network.
> >>>I've entered the name, the FQDN, the IP address and all i get back is the msg:
> >>>
> >>>"The client could not establish a connection to the remote computer.
> >>>
> >>>The most likely causes for 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 occured while establishing the connection."
> >>>
> >>>I've configured the connection setup on the remote computer as instructions
> >>>show, and from my computer I'm able to RDC into my company's Win2K3 Servers
> >>>with no difficulty. Any ideas to point me in the right direction?
> >>>
> >>
> >>If you've eliminated causes 1, 2 & 3, then another likely cause is a
> >>firewall blocking TCP port 3389.
> >>
> >>Lance
> >>*****
> >>

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