RA Connects for novice but not expert.

[Freebie]

Hi -
I am trying to offer RA to another XP Pro user and can't seem to make our
connection work. I am behind a firewall/NAT device that I can control and
can
even make may machine a DMZ without solveing our connection problem. Both
machines are enabled for RA. When the session is started by the novice with
an invitation from Messenger I can accept it and the novice indicates that
we
are connected but my machine looks the same and gives no indication that the
session is in progress. Where can I go from here to try and debug the
session?
Thanks

 

[Sooner Al]

Try opening TCP Port 3389 on the firewall/NAT...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301529


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[Freebie]

Hi there -
No luck after opening port 3389. I was able to remotely connect to another
XP pro machine that also has a broadband connection and wonder if the fact
that my Mom is on a dial up connection is what is causing the problem. I get
a message that I have accepted her invitation and waited 10 minutes without
seeing anything change. Connecting to another machine on a fast connection
only too seconds. Is there a way to monitor the progress of establishing a
session to see more clearly where things are stuck?
Thanks

 

[Sooner Al]

Over a dialup link it can take awhile. Does it timeout?

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[Freebie]

There was no indication that anything was going on at all. We let the whole
thing sit for 15 minutes and gave up.Is there a way to track to distinguish
if it is makeing slow progress or just hung?