The Problem:
This is the error message I recieve after entering the username and password
required to connect remotely - "This computer cannot connect to the remote
computer. Try connecting agian. If the problem continues, contact the owner
of the remote computer or your network administrator."

The Setup:
2 computers - laptop running winXP <remote> / desktop running win2000 <host>
*both computers have the SAME RDC software installed
*both computers are ONLY set for administrator user access
WLAN/LAN router - netgear
*latest firmware update
VPN - shared folders/files and drives accessable from either pc
*all in perfect working condition

The Question:
Why can I not connect to the host remotely from my laptop <not by tunneling
through the internet but simply through my already working VPN>? If I am
configured and able to exchange files, folders, and access programs from one
another, why can I not login to the host with the RDC application? What am I
missing or doing wrong? Please help.

P.S. If more info is needed from my part, I would happily give more detail.

Have you configured the Windows firewall to allow incoming rdp
traffic?
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?Xm4wbnltMHU1?= <^n0nym0u5@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote on 27 mar 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> The Problem:
> This is the error message I recieve after entering the username
> and password required to connect remotely - "This computer
> cannot connect to the remote computer. Try connecting agian. If
> the problem continues, contact the owner of the remote computer
> or your network administrator."
>
> The Setup:
> 2 computers - laptop running winXP <remote> / desktop running
> win2000 <host>
> *both computers have the SAME RDC software installed
> *both computers are ONLY set for administrator user access
> WLAN/LAN router - netgear
> *latest firmware update
> VPN - shared folders/files and drives accessable from either pc
> *all in perfect working condition
>
> The Question:
> Why can I not connect to the host remotely from my laptop <not
> by tunneling through the internet but simply through my already
> working VPN>? If I am configured and able to exchange files,
> folders, and access programs from one another, why can I not
> login to the host with the RDC application? What am I missing or
> doing wrong? Please help.
>
> P.S. If more info is needed from my part, I would happily give
> more detail.