Cannot Connect To The Computer

I cannot connect internally or externally through my network to it. All of my
ports are forwarded. Nothing has changed since it stopped working, it just...
stopped. I have no idea why.

I can connect from my computer to my server (.103) internally but I can't
connect to my computer from my server.

"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> Does it still work from another PC at a different location, ie. from school
> or another family or friends house?
>
> Are you calling the correct public IP from the remote location?
>
> Is port forwarding setup through any router or firewall the home PC is
> behind?
>
> Does the test a http://www.canyouseeme.org pass when you go to that page
> from the home Remote Desktop host PC?
>
> More troubleshooting help...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>
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>
> "Conceptive Designs" <Conceptive Designs.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:48F45B87-D526-4D00-8D3E-3C27B5B04BE5@microsoft.com...
> >I have had remote desktop connection set up on my computer for about 1-2
> > months now. It is extremely useful during school so I can use my programs
> > and
> > documents.
> >
> > It was working all fine friday but on saturday while I was at my friend's
> > home, I tryed to remote desktop onto it and it said:
> > "This computer cannot connect to the remote computer.
> >
> > Try connecting again. If the problem continues, please contact the owner
> > of
> > the computer or your remote administrator."
> >
> > I have searched and searched and I cannot find my solution to this
> > problem.
> >
> > Again, it was working fine on friday but when I tryed it on saturday it
> > couldn't connect.
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>

So from another PC on your home LAN you can not connect with RDC when you
use the private static LAN IP of the RDC host?

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/TroubleshootingDia...ms/Basi

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble

If that is the case then check to see if RDC is enabled and listening on TCP
Port 3389.

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"Conceptive Designs" <ConceptiveDesigns.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:9FC6FC23-5557-4E3C-BBBE-97E2DB043C55@microsoft.com...
>I cannot connect internally or externally through my network to it. All of
>my
> ports are forwarded. Nothing has changed since it stopped working, it
> just...
> stopped. I have no idea why.
>
> I can connect from my computer to my server (.103) internally but I can't
> connect to my computer from my server.
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Does it still work from another PC at a different location, ie. from
>> school
>> or another family or friends house?
>>
>> Are you calling the correct public IP from the remote location?
>>
>> Is port forwarding setup through any router or firewall the home PC is
>> behind?
>>
>> Does the test a http://www.canyouseeme.org pass when you go to that page
>> from the home Remote Desktop host PC?
>>
>> More troubleshooting help...
>>
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>
>> "Conceptive Designs" <Conceptive Designs.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in
>> message news:48F45B87-D526-4D00-8D3E-3C27B5B04BE5@microsoft.com...
>> >I have had remote desktop connection set up on my computer for about 1-2
>> > months now. It is extremely useful during school so I can use my
>> > programs
>> > and
>> > documents.
>> >
>> > It was working all fine friday but on saturday while I was at my
>> > friend's
>> > home, I tryed to remote desktop onto it and it said:
>> > "This computer cannot connect to the remote computer.
>> >
>> > Try connecting again. If the problem continues, please contact the
>> > owner
>> > of
>> > the computer or your remote administrator."
>> >
>> > I have searched and searched and I cannot find my solution to this
>> > problem.
>> >
>> > Again, it was working fine on friday but when I tryed it on saturday it
>> > couldn't connect.
>> >
>> > Please help.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>>

Everything is enabled and set to the proper connection. I'm just not able to
connect to the computer and I don't know why. Is there anything else that it
could be besides the ports?

"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> So from another PC on your home LAN you can not connect with RDC when you
> use the private static LAN IP of the RDC host?
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/TroubleshootingDia...ms/Basi
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
>
> If that is the case then check to see if RDC is enabled and listening on TCP
> Port 3389.
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
> "Conceptive Designs" <ConceptiveDesigns DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:9FC6FC23-5557-4E3C-BBBE-97E2DB043C55@microsoft.com...
> >I cannot connect internally or externally through my network to it. All of
> >my
> > ports are forwarded. Nothing has changed since it stopped working, it
> > just...
> > stopped. I have no idea why.
> >
> > I can connect from my computer to my server (.103) internally but I can't
> > connect to my computer from my server.
> >
> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Does it still work from another PC at a different location, ie. from
> >> school
> >> or another family or friends house?
> >>
> >> Are you calling the correct public IP from the remote location?
> >>
> >> Is port forwarding setup through any router or firewall the home PC is
> >> behind?
> >>
> >> Does the test a http://www.canyouseeme.org pass when you go to that page
> >> from the home Remote Desktop host PC?
> >>
> >> More troubleshooting help...
> >>
> >> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
> >>
> >> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> >> mutual benefit of all of us...
> >> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights...
> >> How to ask a question
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> >>
> >> "Conceptive Designs" <Conceptive Designs DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> in
> >> message news:48F45B87-D526-4D00-8D3E-3C27B5B04BE5@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have had remote desktop connection set up on my computer for about 1-2
> >> > months now. It is extremely useful during school so I can use my
> >> > programs
> >> > and
> >> > documents.
> >> >
> >> > It was working all fine friday but on saturday while I was at my
> >> > friend's
> >> > home, I tryed to remote desktop onto it and it said:
> >> > "This computer cannot connect to the remote computer.
> >> >
> >> > Try connecting again. If the problem continues, please contact the
> >> > owner
> >> > of
> >> > the computer or your remote administrator."
> >> >
> >> > I have searched and searched and I cannot find my solution to this
> >> > problem.
> >> >
> >> > Again, it was working fine on friday but when I tryed it on saturday it
> >> > couldn't connect.
> >> >
> >> > Please help.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >>
>

Is the RDC host listening on TCP Port 3389?

Are you running SP3 on the RDC host/clients? If so there are some funky
issues with nVidia graphics drivers that apparently can cause issues like
this. Check the nVidia site for driver updates.

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

"Conceptive Designs" <ConceptiveDesigns RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:A2305726-5FAE-4460-9219-A64BD0D5D12B@microsoft.com...
> Everything is enabled and set to the proper connection. I'm just not able
> to
> connect to the computer and I don't know why. Is there anything else that
> it
> could be besides the ports?
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> So from another PC on your home LAN you can not connect with RDC when you
>> use the private static LAN IP of the RDC host?
>>
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/TroubleshootingDia...ms/Basi
>>
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
>>
>> If that is the case then check to see if RDC is enabled and listening on
>> TCP
>> Port 3389.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>
>> "Conceptive Designs" <ConceptiveDesigns RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in
>> message news:9FC6FC23-5557-4E3C-BBBE-97E2DB043C55@microsoft.com...
>> >I cannot connect internally or externally through my network to it. All
>> >of
>> >my
>> > ports are forwarded. Nothing has changed since it stopped working, it
>> > just...
>> > stopped. I have no idea why.
>> >
>> > I can connect from my computer to my server (.103) internally but I
>> > can't
>> > connect to my computer from my server.
>> >
>> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Does it still work from another PC at a different location, ie. from
>> >> school
>> >> or another family or friends house?
>> >>
>> >> Are you calling the correct public IP from the remote location?
>> >>
>> >> Is port forwarding setup through any router or firewall the home PC is
>> >> behind?
>> >>
>> >> Does the test a http://www.canyouseeme.org pass when you go to that
>> >> page
>> >> from the home Remote Desktop host PC?
>> >>
>> >> More troubleshooting help...
>> >>
>> >> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>> >>
>> >> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> >> mutual benefit of all of us...
>> >> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights...
>> >> How to ask a question
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>> >>
>> >> "Conceptive Designs" <Conceptive Designs RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >> wrote
>> >> in
>> >> message news:48F45B87-D526-4D00-8D3E-3C27B5B04BE5@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have had remote desktop connection set up on my computer for about
>> >> >1-2
>> >> > months now. It is extremely useful during school so I can use my
>> >> > programs
>> >> > and
>> >> > documents.
>> >> >
>> >> > It was working all fine friday but on saturday while I was at my
>> >> > friend's
>> >> > home, I tryed to remote desktop onto it and it said:
>> >> > "This computer cannot connect to the remote computer.
>> >> >
>> >> > Try connecting again. If the problem continues, please contact the
>> >> > owner
>> >> > of
>> >> > the computer or your remote administrator."
>> >> >
>> >> > I have searched and searched and I cannot find my solution to this
>> >> > problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > Again, it was working fine on friday but when I tryed it on saturday
>> >> > it
>> >> > couldn't connect.
>> >> >
>> >> > Please help.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >>
>>

I am running SP3 on Windows XP Pro and I have port 3389 open and listening.
Umm, I have a Radeon 7500 Series Gfx card (very old) but it's an ati. Do I
still download from nVidia?

"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> Is the RDC host listening on TCP Port 3389?
>
> Are you running SP3 on the RDC host/clients? If so there are some funky
> issues with nVidia graphics drivers that apparently can cause issues like
> this. Check the nVidia site for driver updates.
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>
> "Conceptive Designs" <ConceptiveDesigns.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:A2305726-5FAE-4460-9219-A64BD0D5D12B@microsoft.com...
> > Everything is enabled and set to the proper connection. I'm just not able
> > to
> > connect to the computer and I don't know why. Is there anything else that
> > it
> > could be besides the ports?
> >
> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> So from another PC on your home LAN you can not connect with RDC when you
> >> use the private static LAN IP of the RDC host?
> >>
> >> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/TroubleshootingDia...ms/Basi
> >>
> >> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
> >>
> >> If that is the case then check to see if RDC is enabled and listening on
> >> TCP
> >> Port 3389.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
> >>
> >> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> >> mutual benefit of all of us...
> >> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights...
> >> How to ask a question
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> >>
> >> "Conceptive Designs" <ConceptiveDesigns.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> in
> >> message news:9FC6FC23-5557-4E3C-BBBE-97E2DB043C55@microsoft.com...
> >> >I cannot connect internally or externally through my network to it. All
> >> >of
> >> >my
> >> > ports are forwarded. Nothing has changed since it stopped working, it
> >> > just...
> >> > stopped. I have no idea why.
> >> >
> >> > I can connect from my computer to my server (.103) internally but I
> >> > can't
> >> > connect to my computer from my server.
> >> >
> >> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Does it still work from another PC at a different location, ie. from
> >> >> school
> >> >> or another family or friends house?
> >> >>
> >> >> Are you calling the correct public IP from the remote location?
> >> >>
> >> >> Is port forwarding setup through any router or firewall the home PC is
> >> >> behind?
> >> >>
> >> >> Does the test a http://www.canyouseeme.org pass when you go to that
> >> >> page
> >> >> from the home Remote Desktop host PC?
> >> >>
> >> >> More troubleshooting help...
> >> >>
> >> >> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetup...Trouble
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
> >> >>
> >> >> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> >> >> mutual benefit of all of us...
> >> >> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> >> rights...
> >> >> How to ask a question
> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
> >> >>
> >> >> "Conceptive Designs" <Conceptive Designs.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> >> wrote
> >> >> in
> >> >> message news:48F45B87-D526-4D00-8D3E-3C27B5B04BE5@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have had remote desktop connection set up on my computer for about
> >> >> >1-2
> >> >> > months now. It is extremely useful during school so I can use my
> >> >> > programs
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > documents.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It was working all fine friday but on saturday while I was at my
> >> >> > friend's
> >> >> > home, I tryed to remote desktop onto it and it said:
> >> >> > "This computer cannot connect to the remote computer.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Try connecting again. If the problem continues, please contact the
> >> >> > owner
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > the computer or your remote administrator."
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have searched and searched and I cannot find my solution to this
> >> >> > problem.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Again, it was working fine on friday but when I tryed it on saturday
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > couldn't connect.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Please help.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >>
> >>
>

Well, I would check with the nVidia folks for guidance on that.

Also, sometimes VPN clients will block RDC connections. Any chance your
running a VPN client like Cisco on either the RDC host or client? Other
issues arise using things like NAV or OneCare Live. The included worm
protection and/or firewall can cause issues.

Have you run the http://www.canyouseeme.org test from the RDC host?

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

"Conceptive Designs" <ConceptiveDesigns.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:AE1C1C94-B155-4CD1-98F6-D0A0BC0103A4@microsoft.com...
>I am running SP3 on Windows XP Pro and I have port 3389 open and listening.
> Umm, I have a Radeon 7500 Series Gfx card (very old) but it's an ati. Do I
> still download from nVidia?
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Is the RDC host listening on TCP Port 3389?
>>
>> Are you running SP3 on the RDC host/clients? If so there are some funky
>> issues with nVidia graphics drivers that apparently can cause issues like
>> this. Check the nVidia site for driver updates.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>> How to ask a question
>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>