July 4th 07, 07:48 PM
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Win98 RD client no longer able to connect to XP Pro
"Brian Sullivan" wrote in message
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On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:44:46 -0400, Karlof wrote:
Can ping XP box. File & printer sharing is working fine, just RD
problem.
I believe the problem is due to an XP update as all of these machines
were
reachable in the past. Nothing has changed on any of the computers
OS-wise
or program-wise (except some XP updates).
The problem appears to be getting worse, originally it was just a small
number of machines that became unreachable, now it is about 50%
"98 Guy" wrote in message ...
Karlof wrote:
Suddenly he is getting the message "The client could not connect
to the remote computer ..." on about 50% of the computers he
tries to connect to.
I take it that all the computers (98 and XP) are on the same local
lan?
On the 98 machine, do this:
Start - Find - Computer
Enter the IP address of one of the unreachable XP machines. If you
don't know what that is, open a DOS prompt on the XP machine and enter
the command "ipconfig". It will most likely be a number like
192.168.x.y, where x will be 0, 1 or 2.
If the computer does not show up in the Find window on the 98 machine,
make sure you can ping it. On the 98 machine, open a DOS prompt and
ping the IP address of the XP machine.
If you can ping, but not see the XP machine in the Find list, then
make sure you are actually sharing something on the XP machine. A
drive or directory for example.
Check to see that the XP firewall settings still allow the access you
require.
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Brian Sullivan
Courses by Wire (http://www.coursesbywire.com)
Firewall is not the problem (have even turned it off). Remote Desktop XP to
XP works fine.
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