Vista remote desktop

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I am using Vista Enterprise edition. I found that I cannot remote
desktop to the Vista machine. Is there any configuration I should
perform before Vista accept Remote desktop connection?

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Can you telnet port 3389?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
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I am using Vista Enterprise edition. I found that I cannot remote
desktop to the Vista machine. Is there any configuration I should
perform before Vista accept Remote desktop connection?

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

I am using Vista Enterprise edition. I found that I cannot remote
desktop to the Vista machine. Is there any configuration I should
perform before Vista accept Remote desktop connection?

Did you enable Remote Desktop on the Vista Remote Desktop host PC?

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/86c1d9da-ea87-4592-95fc-841adbc8ee721033.mspx

Make sure the Windows Firewall is configured to allow Remote Desktop
access...

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/01694193-71f4-4974-bf59-39766cefb6441033.mspx

Any firewall or router the Vista Remote Desktop host PC is behind must have
TCP Port 3389 forwarded/opened...

If your connecting to the Vista Remote Desktop host PC from an XP or earlier
Windows OS client make sure the Vista Remote Desktop host PC is configured
like this...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/XP/RDP6-XPClienttoVistaServerConfig.jpg

....and the XP or earlier Windows OS clients are configured like this...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/XP/RDP6-XPClientSettings.jpg

If your trying to connect Vista-2-Vista (ie. Vista RDP client to a Vista RDP
host PC) and using Network Level Authentication see this page...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RDP6ConfigRecommendations.html

General Remote Desktop help and troubleshooting information...

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/search.aspx?=&qu=remote+desktop
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html

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