remote deskop connection from Vista to XP - troubles

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hi

i have the following 2 computer systems in my home network connected by my
ISP's router/ADSL modem:

#1 Desktop (HOST) - Windows XP Professional SP2 - ethernet connection to
router/modem

#2 Laptop - Windows Vista Home Premium - wireless connection

both OS's have the latest patches and both systems are able to ping the other.

i want to be able to connect to my desktop remotely from the laptop witin my
house to check email etc on the HOST computer.

What I have done so far:

~ setup HOST computer to enable Remote Desktop Connection
~ administrator added to the Remote Users list
~ added Remote Desktop and Remote Administration to the Windows Firewall
Exception list

When I run Remote Desktop Connection on the laptop, using:
~ the Host Computer name (IP address also tried)
~ login using Admin username / password

the following error messages is returned:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
REMOTE DESKTOP DISCONNECTED

This computer can't connect to the remote computer.

Try connecting again. If the problem continues, contact the owner of the
remote computer or your network administrator.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

any help is greatly appreciated
 
j senger said:
hi

i have the following 2 computer systems in my home network connected by my
ISP's router/ADSL modem:

#1 Desktop (HOST) - Windows XP Professional SP2 - ethernet connection to
router/modem

#2 Laptop - Windows Vista Home Premium - wireless connection

both OS's have the latest patches and both systems are able to ping the
other.

i want to be able to connect to my desktop remotely from the laptop witin
my
house to check email etc on the HOST computer.

What I have done so far:

~ setup HOST computer to enable Remote Desktop Connection
~ administrator added to the Remote Users list
~ added Remote Desktop and Remote Administration to the Windows Firewall
Exception list

When I run Remote Desktop Connection on the laptop, using:
~ the Host Computer name (IP address also tried)
~ login using Admin username / password

the following error messages is returned:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
REMOTE DESKTOP DISCONNECTED

This computer can't connect to the remote computer.

Try connecting again. If the problem continues, contact the owner of the
remote computer or your network administrator.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

any help is greatly appreciated
Click to expand...

Make sure the Vista client is configured like this...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/XP/RDP6-XPClientSettings.jpg

Call using the local IP of the desktop.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.o...pSetupandTroubleshooting.html#Troubleshooting

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