Terminal Service license question

[Mike]

I have a TS server that I cannot connect to via rdp. I get 2 error in the
event log on every attempt.
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: TermService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1004
Date: 2/20/2004
Time: 1:13:53 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DELL4300
Description:
The terminal server cannot issue a client license.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: TermService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1010
Date: 2/20/2004
Time: 12:59:21 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DELL4300
Description:
The terminal services could not locate a license server. Confirm that all
license servers on the network are registered in WINS\DNS, accepting network
requests, and the Terminal Services Licensing Service is running.


When I go to TS licensing it searches for a lisence server and gives me
popup error: No License server is available in the current domain.

So I go to Action--> Connect, and enter the TS license server name, and I
shows all the licenses. But I still cannot connect via rdp even if I find
the TS license server manually. Can anyone help me resolve this problem?

Mike

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Is your LS running on a Domain Controller? If this is W2K, it must
run there.
Try hardcoding the address of the LS into the regitry of the TS:

239107 - Establishing Preferred Windows 2000 Terminal Services
License Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239107

 

[Mike]

LS is NT 4.0
This TS server is w2k
I tried the instructions in Microsoft KB, but it didn't seem to work. It
still doesn't fiknd the LS automatically.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

No, that won't work. The LS must be running on a W2K box.
If the W2K TS is a member server in a NT 4.0 domain (as in your
situation), the LS does *not* have to run on a DC. Just install
the LS on the TS or any other mener W2K server, and use the
registry setting to point the TS to it.

From:
232520 - Description of Terminal Services License Server Discovery
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=232520

Windows NT 4.0 Domain

The License Server must be running on a Windows 2000 member server
and all domain controllers must be running Windows NT 4.0.
The Terminal Services-based computer issues broadcasts on a
mailslot. All Terminal Service Licensing Servers that receive the
broadcast respond. The Terminal Services-based computer selects
one of the Licensing Servers at random.

 

[Mike]

Most of the users can connect to the terminal server. But any new computers
cannot get a license. All computers used to be able to connect. Now those
same computers still can connect but no new computers can.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Yes, that's exactly what you would expect when the TS cannot find the
LS. The only machines that can still connect are those that still
have a valid temporay license. They will soon be refused as well.

Have you made the changes I posted in my previous post (see below).
Those will fix the problem.

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Vera Noest
MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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