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[Guest]

Hello, I get this error message every time I try to access my remote pc. It is on a Linksys router and this error occurs when I try t o browse for connections. I have tried typing in the pc name and also tried to use the ip. The xp firewall is deactivated and the port 3389 is open and forwarded to that lan ip address. Any help on the would be great cause I have tried for hours to figure it out

 

[TOM]

-----Original Message-----
Hello, I get this error message every time I try to

access my remote pc. It is on a Linksys router and this
error occurs when I try t o browse for connections. I
have tried typing in the pc name and also tried to use
the ip. The xp firewall is deactivated and the port 3389
is open and forwarded to that lan ip address. Any help on
the would be great cause I have tried for hours to figure
it out

.
I Don't know if this will help but I think you have to

enable dmz

 

[Guest]

No you don't have to enable the DMZ. If the Linksys Router's port forwarding is setup correctly you'll be able to connect from anywhere on the Internet

I'm confused about what you're describing when you say "this error occurs when I try to browse for connections". Browsing for available Terminal Servers will only work in an Active Directory Domain environment, and only Application Servers (Terminal Server) will show (not XP Pro desktops) up in the available Terminal Servers browse list. You can't browse the "Internet" for available connections, only your local network

Remote PC -> Remote Desktop Client -> Internet -> Linksys Router WAN IP Address, Port 3389 -> Logon to Remote Desktop Host

Here's a picture of how to configure the port forwarding
http://www.workthin.com/images/LinksysPortForwarding.JP

Replace 192.168.1.2 with the Private IP Address of the Remote Desktop Host you're trying to access

Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co



----- TOM wrote: ----

-----Original Message----
Hello, I get this error message every time I try to

access my remote pc. It is on a Linksys router and this
error occurs when I try t o browse for connections. I
have tried typing in the pc name and also tried to use
the ip. The xp firewall is deactivated and the port 3389
is open and forwarded to that lan ip address. Any help on
the would be great cause I have tried for hours to figure
it out :

I Don't know if this will help but I think you have to

enable dm

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the fast response, I have XP Pro... I have tried to browse through the local intranet, and also port forwarded the 3389 to my local ip of the remote pc. When I try to connect to the ip from the internet I get a different error message saying unavailable. From inside my LAN I get the local Terminal Server error. I am trying to connect using in this case 192.168.1.100 as your linksys port forwarding example sugests. Is there something else on the remote pc I am missing in the set up? I mean I have a user/password set up. I am allowing remote connections and the firewall is off ? Again any help would be great !!

 

[Tom]

-----Original Message-----
No you don't have to enable the DMZ. If the Linksys

Router's port forwarding is setup correctly you'll be
able to connect from anywhere on the Internet.

I'm confused about what you're describing when you

say "this error occurs when I try to browse for
connections". Browsing for available Terminal Servers
will only work in an Active Directory Domain environment,
and only Application Servers (Terminal Server) will show
(not XP Pro desktops) up in the available Terminal
Servers browse list. You can't browse the "Internet" for
available connections, only your local network.

Remote PC -> Remote Desktop Client -> Internet ->

Linksys Router WAN IP Address, Port 3389 -> Logon to
Remote Desktop Host.

Here's a picture of how to configure the port forwarding:
http://www.workthin.com/images/LinksysPortForwarding.JPG

Replace 192.168.1.2 with the Private IP Address of the

Remote Desktop Host you're trying to access.

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com




----- TOM wrote: -----

to
access my remote pc. It is on a Linksys router and this
error occurs when I try t o browse for connections. I
have tried typing in the pc name and also tried to use
the ip. The xp firewall is deactivated and the port 3389
is open and forwarded to that lan ip address. Any help on
the would be great cause I have tried for hours to figure
it out have to
enable dmz

.Sorry for the bad info, you are right, the dmz thing

must have been a coincidence it works fine with it
disabled.

 

[Guest]

No problem Tom, I don't pick on others, as I don't like when others bash on me in SQL Programming Newsgroups for being a novice (not that you are)

The first thing you need to try is to open a local remote desktop connection and see if the logon screen comes up. What I mean is on the XP Pro machine go to Start -> Run -> mstsc -> localhost -> Connec

If the logon screen doesn't come up then your problem is not due to networking. but due to problems with the OS. You could also try "telnet localhost 3389"

Make sure the ICF is not running and that remote connections are enabled via the System Control Panel. More FAQ's that might help here

http://www.workthin.com/tshta.htm#TroubleshootingRemoteDesktopClientError

Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co

----- Tom wrote: ----

-----Original Message----
No you don't have to enable the DMZ. If the Linksys

Router's port forwarding is setup correctly you'll be
able to connect from anywhere on the Internetsay "this error occurs when I try to browse for
connections". Browsing for available Terminal Servers
will only work in an Active Directory Domain environment,
and only Application Servers (Terminal Server) will show
(not XP Pro desktops) up in the available Terminal
Servers browse list. You can't browse the "Internet" for
available connections, only your local networkLinksys Router WAN IP Address, Port 3389 -> Logon to
Remote Desktop Host

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co to
access my remote pc. It is on a Linksys router and this
error occurs when I try t o browse for connections. I
have tried typing in the pc name and also tried to use
the ip. The xp firewall is deactivated and the port 3389
is open and forwarded to that lan ip address. Any help on
the would be great cause I have tried for hours to figure
it out : have to
enable dm

must have been a coincidence it works fine with it
disabled