remote desktop

[bbxrider]

running xp pro
allowing remote desktop thru windows firewall, box is checked
added administrator account to remote users group
but getting invalid username pasword message when trying to connect across
lan for testing, using lan url, 192....
something else needed here??

 

[smlunatick]

running xp pro
allowing remote desktop thru windows firewall, box is checked
added administrator account to remote users group
but getting invalid username pasword message when trying to connect across
lan for testing, using lan url, 192....
something else needed here??

The users on Windows XP Pro that you allow in Remote Desktop must have
a working password. It can not be blank normallt (although you can
"over-ride" this policy.)

 

[bbxrider]

the administrator account that i added to the remote user group has a
password, a strong one
anything else to check??

 

[smlunatick]

the administrator account that i added to the remote user group has a
password, a strong one
anything else to check??







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I have seen that some anti-virus programs also "place" a simple
protocol blocking feature which acts somewhat like a firewall. Norton
AntiVirus / Internet Security has an Internet Worm blocking feature,
which causes access problems.

 

[Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]]

Did you enable Remote Connections in My Computer Properties, Remote tab?

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[bbxrider]

duh..........................
that was too obvious, thanks for helping the idiot here,
i do promise never to make that mistake again
just somewhat surprised that i got a username/pswd prompt when that was not
set,
would have thought the process would never have got that far if remote was
not
even enabled, would more expected some thing like 'connections not allowed
here', etc

thanks again

 

[Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]]

One of the odd features of RDP in XP. Glad to have been of assistance,
though.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com