No listener session at all, that's even more serious.
In that case, I would follow the troubleshooting tips in this
article:
258021 - Event ID 52 When You Start Terminal Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=258021
I understand your hesitation to modify the registry. Be sure to
make a full backup of the server (including system state) before
making any changes. Also: if you export a registry key before
deleting or modifying it, you can always restore it if needed.
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"Jack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:1631f01c447bc$071ecfa0$(E-Mail Removed):
> Hi, thanks for the reply.
>
> Yes, your assumptions are correct. Everything else is
> fine. We can ping and connect to folders without problem -
> just Terminal services not working.
>
> I checked in TS Manager and there is no 'Listener' session
> showing for that particular server. It doesn't appear at
> all. So would the link to Microsoft fix resolve this
> issue? would like to clarify before going into the
> registry - problem is this is without a doubt one of our
> most critical servers.
>
> Many thanks
>
> JackW
>
>
>>I assume you have a normal network connection to the
> server (you
>>can ping it and connect to shared folders)?
>>Just a wild guess: If you start TS Administration on the
> console,
>>do you have a listener session? What is the status?
>>
>>312030 - Cannot Connect to a Windows 2000-Based Computer
> with
>>Terminal Services Installed and RDP Listener Is "Down"
>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=312030
>>
>> --
>>Vera Noest
>>MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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>>
>>"Jack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>news:1416f01c444a0$f4294ce0$(E-Mail Removed):
>>
>>> Hi guys!
>>>
>>> We have a dozen servers on our internal LAN as part of
> a
>>> global Active Directory system. From my PC (as admin),
> I
>>> can terminal into every single server on the LAN
> without
>>> issue - except one!
>>>
>>> It never used to be a problem up until a week ago, then
>>> suddenly I got the "unable to connect" message. This is
>>> most annoying as our server room is located 5-floors
> above
>>> us - and it saves the trek!
>>>
>>> Every other server is fine, but none of the guys can
> now
>>> TS to this one server. I reinstalled terminal services
> on
>>> the server twice, and reinstalled the clients on the
> PCs
>>> but it still refuses. There isnt anything in the server
>>> event viewer either.
>>>
>>> No network changes have been made (routers etc.) - its
>>> exactly as it was before this stopped working.
>>>
>>> Any ideas at all as to why this has occured??
>>>
>>> Many thanks guys
>>>
>>> Jack