Remote connection timed out

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We have a dozen or so users who connect to our Windows 2000 terminal server
via VPN using remote desktop. One particular user gets the message"The remote
connection timed out. Please try connecting to the remote computer again."
when trying to connect to the terminal server. However, this user is able to
remote to other servers on our network. Anyone have any idea why this user
would be able to connect to other servers and Not the terminal server?
 
Re: Remote connection timed out

Are all the other servers also running W2K TS? And same SP level?
Can the user ping the server?
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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<MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> We have a dozen or so users who connect to our Windows 2000
> terminal server via VPN using remote desktop. One particular
> user gets the message"The remote connection timed out. Please
> try connecting to the remote computer again." when trying to
> connect to the terminal server. However, this user is able to
> remote to other servers on our network. Anyone have any idea why
> this user would be able to connect to other servers and Not the
> terminal server?
 
Re: Remote connection timed out

Actually the other servers are 2003 sp2. And the user can ping the server and
I can ping the user's workstation from the term server. This is a user
working from home which may mean a slow connection. So, I am hoping the
TCP/IP and NBT parameters you referenced in your reply to Scott Kelley's post
will help.I just find it odd that the user can connect to one server and not
the other. Thanks for your response, I will keep you updated as soon as these
changes can be made.


"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Are all the other servers also running W2K TS? And same SP level?
> Can the user ping the server?
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
> <MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > We have a dozen or so users who connect to our Windows 2000
> > terminal server via VPN using remote desktop. One particular
> > user gets the message"The remote connection timed out. Please
> > try connecting to the remote computer again." when trying to
> > connect to the terminal server. However, this user is able to
> > remote to other servers on our network. Anyone have any idea why
> > this user would be able to connect to other servers and Not the
> > terminal server?

>
 
Re: Remote connection timed out

Don't forget to check the EventLog on the W2K TS. Could be a
problem with the MTU size of the connection, causing problems in
transferring a TS CAL.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
<MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Actually the other servers are 2003 sp2. And the user can ping
> the server and I can ping the user's workstation from the term
> server. This is a user working from home which may mean a slow
> connection. So, I am hoping the TCP/IP and NBT parameters you
> referenced in your reply to Scott Kelley's post will help.I just
> find it odd that the user can connect to one server and not the
> other. Thanks for your response, I will keep you updated as soon
> as these changes can be made.
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Are all the other servers also running W2K TS? And same SP
>> level? Can the user ping the server?
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
>> <MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007
>> in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > We have a dozen or so users who connect to our Windows 2000
>> > terminal server via VPN using remote desktop. One particular
>> > user gets the message"The remote connection timed out. Please
>> > try connecting to the remote computer again." when trying to
>> > connect to the terminal server. However, this user is able to
>> > remote to other servers on our network. Anyone have any idea
>> > why this user would be able to connect to other servers and
>> > Not the terminal server?
 
Re: Remote connection timed out

I have checked the event logs for the time frame when I know we were testing
this connection and getting failures. But, I don't see any warnings or errors.

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Don't forget to check the EventLog on the W2K TS. Could be a
> problem with the MTU size of the connection, causing problems in
> transferring a TS CAL.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
> <MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > Actually the other servers are 2003 sp2. And the user can ping
> > the server and I can ping the user's workstation from the term
> > server. This is a user working from home which may mean a slow
> > connection. So, I am hoping the TCP/IP and NBT parameters you
> > referenced in your reply to Scott Kelley's post will help.I just
> > find it odd that the user can connect to one server and not the
> > other. Thanks for your response, I will keep you updated as soon
> > as these changes can be made.
> >
> >
> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Are all the other servers also running W2K TS? And same SP
> >> level? Can the user ping the server?
> >> _________________________________________________________
> >> Vera Noest
> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
> >>
> >> =?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
> >> <MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007
> >> in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
> >>
> >> > We have a dozen or so users who connect to our Windows 2000
> >> > terminal server via VPN using remote desktop. One particular
> >> > user gets the message"The remote connection timed out. Please
> >> > try connecting to the remote computer again." when trying to
> >> > connect to the terminal server. However, this user is able to
> >> > remote to other servers on our network. Anyone have any idea
> >> > why this user would be able to connect to other servers and
> >> > Not the terminal server?

>
 
Re: Remote connection timed out

Can the user map a shared drive on the server?
Connect to another TS or an XP client?
Connect to the server by IP address?

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
<MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I have checked the event logs for the time frame when I know we
> were testing this connection and getting failures. But, I don't
> see any warnings or errors.
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Don't forget to check the EventLog on the W2K TS. Could be a
>> problem with the MTU size of the connection, causing problems
>> in transferring a TS CAL.
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
>> <MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov 2007
>> in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > Actually the other servers are 2003 sp2. And the user can
>> > ping the server and I can ping the user's workstation from
>> > the term server. This is a user working from home which may
>> > mean a slow connection. So, I am hoping the TCP/IP and NBT
>> > parameters you referenced in your reply to Scott Kelley's
>> > post will help.I just find it odd that the user can connect
>> > to one server and not the other. Thanks for your response, I
>> > will keep you updated as soon as these changes can be made.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Are all the other servers also running W2K TS? And same SP
>> >> level? Can the user ping the server?
>> >> _________________________________________________________
>> >> Vera Noest
>> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>> >>
>> >> =?Utf-8?B?TWFydmluIEJvcmRlbG9u?=
>> >> <MarvinBordelon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27 nov
>> >> 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>> >>
>> >> > We have a dozen or so users who connect to our Windows
>> >> > 2000 terminal server via VPN using remote desktop. One
>> >> > particular user gets the message"The remote connection
>> >> > timed out. Please try connecting to the remote computer
>> >> > again." when trying to connect to the terminal server.
>> >> > However, this user is able to remote to other servers on
>> >> > our network. Anyone have any idea why this user would be
>> >> > able to connect to other servers and Not the terminal
>> >> > server?
 
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