can't connect remote administration to Windows 2008

[peprom]

Hello

I am trying to figure out what is happening with the following problem. The
objective I want to achieve is so easy, that I am really astonished that I
can't do that simple thing. I want to connect to my Windows 2008 as an
administrator via remote desktop without installing Terminal Services. I have
read that this is possible. We have a solution based on windows 2003 and we
haven't got any problem with connecting via remote desktop for administrative
purposes. We want to migrate to windows 2008. I have fresh install of Windows
2008, I have checked "enable remote desktop", then I have choosen middle
radiobutton ("less secure", I don't remember correct spelling in
settings),then I have added an administrator to list of allowed users (I
think that administrator is a member of Remote Desktop Users group for
default).I have turned off windows firewall service for sure. And I am trying
to connect from my Windows XP SP3 machine to that server without success.
Computer is thinking for about one minute and message with "can't
connect(...)" is going to appear. I have another Windows 2008 installation,
which in future will be an Terminal License Servel and this server has got
Terminal Services installed - I can connect to that server without any
problems.
So I want to connect to my Windows 2008 server without Terminal Services.
Do you have any advices ?
Thank you in advance

PS.
I can ping my server.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: can't connect remote administration to Windows 2008

Are there any warnings or errors in the EventLog on the server? If
so, check here:

Terminal Services Events in Windows Server 2008
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/c660d69b
-aecd-466d-9612-fb7e1d37a76d1033.mspx?mfr=true

Is the server listening on port 3389? Check with netstat -an
Can you telnet to the server?

187628 - Using Telnet to Test Port 3389 Functionality
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187628

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?cGVwcm9t?= <peprom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
31 maj 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello
>
> I am trying to figure out what is happening with the following
> problem. The objective I want to achieve is so easy, that I am
> really astonished that I can't do that simple thing. I want to
> connect to my Windows 2008 as an administrator via remote
> desktop without installing Terminal Services. I have read that
> this is possible. We have a solution based on windows 2003 and
> we haven't got any problem with connecting via remote desktop
> for administrative purposes. We want to migrate to windows 2008.
> I have fresh install of Windows 2008, I have checked "enable
> remote desktop", then I have choosen middle radiobutton ("less
> secure", I don't remember correct spelling in settings),then I
> have added an administrator to list of allowed users (I think
> that administrator is a member of Remote Desktop Users group for
> default).I have turned off windows firewall service for sure.
> And I am trying to connect from my Windows XP SP3 machine to
> that server without success. Computer is thinking for about one
> minute and message with "can't connect(...)" is going to appear.
> I have another Windows 2008 installation, which in future will
> be an Terminal License Servel and this server has got Terminal
> Services installed - I can connect to that server without any
> problems.
> So I want to connect to my Windows 2008 server without Terminal
> Services. Do you have any advices ?
> Thank you in advance
>
> PS.
> I can ping my server.

 

[peprom]

Re: can't connect remote administration to Windows 2008



"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Are there any warnings or errors in the EventLog on the server? If
> so, check here:
>
> Terminal Services Events in Windows Server 2008
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/c660d69b
> -aecd-466d-9612-fb7e1d37a76d1033.mspx?mfr=true
>
> Is the server listening on port 3389? Check with netstat -an
> Can you telnet to the server?
>
> 187628 - Using Telnet to Test Port 3389 Functionality
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187628
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>

Hello

Thank you for your immediate answer. I have made some checks and figured out
that I can telnet to my server on port 3389 from client computer. I have also
no events in my server log. There is no popup with login when I try to
connect to my server..I have also figured out that I cannot remote desktop to
any computer from my server.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: can't connect remote administration to Windows 2008

=?Utf-8?B?cGVwcm9t?= <peprom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
02 jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Are there any warnings or errors in the EventLog on the server?
>> If so, check here:
>>
>> Terminal Services Events in Windows Server 2008
>> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/c660d
>> 69b -aecd-466d-9612-fb7e1d37a76d1033.mspx?mfr=true
>>
>> Is the server listening on port 3389? Check with netstat -an
>> Can you telnet to the server?
>>
>> 187628 - Using Telnet to Test Port 3389 Functionality
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187628
>>
>
> Hello
>
> Thank you for your immediate answer. I have made some checks and
> figured out that I can telnet to my server on port 3389 from
> client computer. I have also no events in my server log. There
> is no popup with login when I try to connect to my server..I
> have also figured out that I cannot remote desktop to any
> computer from my server.

So you're using the rdp 6.1 client, correct?
Have you checked the settings for server authentication?

Here are the details:

951616 - Description of the Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 client
update for Terminal Services
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=951616

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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[peprom]

Re: can't connect remote administration to Windows 2008


> So you're using the rdp 6.1 client, correct?
> Have you checked the settings for server authentication?
>
> Here are the details:
>
> 951616 - Description of the Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 client
> update for Terminal Services
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=951616
>
Hello

Thank you for your support - in software layer everything was ok - the
problem was with the switch. Switch has been cutting frames into small pieces
by default and because of it the remote desktop hasn't been working.
We have changed switch options and now everything is ok

Thank you

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: can't connect remote administration to Windows 2008

=?Utf-8?B?cGVwcm9t?= <peprom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
09 jun 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>
>> So you're using the rdp 6.1 client, correct?
>> Have you checked the settings for server authentication?
>>
>> Here are the details:
>>
>> 951616 - Description of the Remote Desktop Connection 6.1
>> client update for Terminal Services
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=951616
>>
> Hello
>
> Thank you for your support - in software layer everything was ok
> - the problem was with the switch. Switch has been cutting
> frames into small pieces by default and because of it the remote
> desktop hasn't been working. We have changed switch options and
> now everything is ok
>
> Thank you

OK, I'm glad that you have solved your problem, and thanks for
letting us know the solution!
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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