I have been using RDP to access my work computer when working from home for
years without any problem. I just got a new pc for work and am having a
wierd issue. I can use RDP on the new pc only after I have logged into the
new pc locally.

In other words, if I am working from home, trash the OS as developers are
prone to do, and have to reboot, I can't do any more work until I drive 125
miles into the office and log in locally.

On my old pc, that wasn't necessary. I could reboot remotely, wait a few
minutes for the reboot process to complete, and connect using RDP again
without having to actually visit the office.

Does anyone have any idea of what setting or registry entry I need to fix
this?

Thanks,
--
Dale Preston
MCAD C#
MCSE, MCDBA

Dale wrote:
> I have been using RDP to access my work computer when working from
> home for years without any problem. I just got a new pc for work
> and am having a wierd issue. I can use RDP on the new pc only
> after I have logged into the new pc locally.
>
> In other words, if I am working from home, trash the OS as
> developers are prone to do, and have to reboot, I can't do any more
> work until I drive 125 miles into the office and log in locally.
>
> On my old pc, that wasn't necessary. I could reboot remotely, wait
> a few minutes for the reboot process to complete, and connect using
> RDP again without having to actually visit the office.
>
> Does anyone have any idea of what setting or registry entry I need
> to fix this?

What is the network card (type, brand, driver version, connection type..
etc.)?
What are its settings?
What Operating system/version/patch level?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

My NIC is a Broadcom 570x Gigabit controller in a Dell Latitude 600.

The drivers are version 7.8. Windows Update reports no newer drivers
available.

I am using Windows XP SP2.
--
Dale Preston
MCAD C#
MCSE, MCDBA


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Dale wrote:
> > I have been using RDP to access my work computer when working from
> > home for years without any problem. I just got a new pc for work
> > and am having a wierd issue. I can use RDP on the new pc only
> > after I have logged into the new pc locally.
> >
> > In other words, if I am working from home, trash the OS as
> > developers are prone to do, and have to reboot, I can't do any more
> > work until I drive 125 miles into the office and log in locally.
> >
> > On my old pc, that wasn't necessary. I could reboot remotely, wait
> > a few minutes for the reboot process to complete, and connect using
> > RDP again without having to actually visit the office.
> >
> > Does anyone have any idea of what setting or registry entry I need
> > to fix this?
>
> What is the network card (type, brand, driver version, connection type..
> etc.)?
> What are its settings?
> What Operating system/version/patch level?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Dale wrote:
> My NIC is a Broadcom 570x Gigabit controller in a Dell Latitude 600.
>
> The drivers are version 7.8. Windows Update reports no newer
> drivers available.
>
> I am using Windows XP SP2.

Ignore Windows Update when it comes to Hardware Drivers - always go to the
source.. In your case Dell or Broadcom.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html