Remote Desktop: Windows XP Host, Windows 2000 guest

[Glasgow]

I want to connect from a Windows 2000 machine using Remote Desktop to a Windows XP (SP2) machine on the same LAN.

Should this be possible? I have changed system settings in control panel to allow remote access to the XP machine but Remote Desktop on the W2K box comes up with the message "The Client could not connect to the remote computer" when I specify the IP address of the remote machine (I can ping that machine).

 

[smah]

First, Only XP Professional can be a RD host. Second, make sure that the firewall is set to allow connections to port 3389 that subnet (this includes the windows firewall or any 3rd party firewalls).

 

[Glasgow]

Thanks, the host is XP Professional so that should be OK. The XP firewall is disabled and the only other is built into the router but both machines should be behind that firewall. Any other thoughts?

 

[smah]

What's the error? Are you using the most recent version of the client software?

Had RD access been enabled on the host? Follow the steps here

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsXp/using/mobility/getstarted/Remoteintro.mspx

 

[Glasgow]

Thanks for your persistence. The error is a long one but starts as above (The Client could not connect to the remote computer) and continues "Remote connections might not be enabled or the remote computer may be too busy to accept new connections..."

I can't work out what version of remote desktop I'm using but I downloaded and reinstalled. I have enabled RD on the host.

But still the same problem....

Any further thoughts?

 

[smah]

From the client, can you ping the machine that you're trying to RD into? (By both name and IP address)

 

[Glasgow]

Yes I can.

 

[allywilson]

From the windows 2k machine open up a command prompt and type in:

telnet xp-ipaddress 3389

Do you get a black screen with a flashing cursor? If you did then it proves we can talk over port 3389 to the xp machine as well as that the XP machine is listening for connections on 3389 (i.e. RDP connections).

On the XP machine try doing the same test as above. Try connecting to itself on 3389. then try RDP'ing to itself from itself. See if you get the same error.

 

[Glasgow]

Thnaks for the suggestion.

I get the same error on both - "could not open connection to the host on port 3389

 

[allywilson]

Then it would suggest that port 3389 (port used for RDP) is either A) being blocked by a firewall or B) the XP machine hasn't got the RDP service running. Make sure the firewall is (again) off, tick Allow users to connect remotely to this computer on the Remote tab of System Properties and reboot (the reboot's usually required I've found).

 

[Glasgow]

Thanks again. I have double checked these settings but the Windows firewall is off and remote connections are enabled.

Could Norton Antivirus be up to no good I wonder?