Remote Desktop Connection Problem

[Guest]

I am trying to connect to a host computer. All of the client computers here
are Windows 98 with the remote desktop software installed. Everything used
to work fine until the host computer was reinstalled/replaced (sorry I don't
know the specifics). Now all the client computers that used to work, no
longer work. They have sent a new computer to this facility and it works
fine but I still cannot get any of the old clients to work. I was even able
to connect to the host from my house. The error I recieve on one particular
client is "Remote Desktop Disconnected. The remote connection has timed out.
Please try connecting to the remote computer again.". Needlesstosay, it
never gets connected. I have compared the settings on the new computer that
connects to the old computers that cannot connect and there doesn't appear to
be any difference. Where should I start looking for an answer to get this
problem resolved? Thanks.

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Are you calling the correct IP address for the XP Pro Remote Desktop host?

Anything in the host event log of interest when a Windows 98 client tries
and fails to connect versus a successful connection from another client?

Are all of these PCs, ie. the host and clients, on the same LAN?

Is the XP Pro host running the new SP2 Windows Firewall? If so are you
filtering Remote Desktop incoming requests by IP or subnet?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875357

On one of the Windows 98 clients have your tried uninstalling the Remote
Desktop client software, rebooting the PC then reinstalling the client
software?

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[Guest]

Please see below for my responses. Thanks, beforehand, for all your help.

 

[Guest]

Is it possible that 3rd party software could conflict/interfere with Remote
Desktop?

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Absolutely...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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