Remote Desktop Intermittently Fails

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I have recently updated a XP Home machine to XP Pro and configured it for
RDC. Everything worked great. However, after a few hours of the machine
being idle I can't get into it. The firewall is off, power settings are
configured properly, and the welcome screen and fast user switching are
unchecked. I also have another pc set for RDC on the same network that never
experiences any issues. I can bounce the machine and everything works great
again until it sits unused for a while. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot
this problem? Thanks...
 
Dr.Jones said:
I have recently updated a XP Home machine to XP Pro and configured it
for
RDC. Everything worked great. However, after a few hours of the
machine
being idle I can't get into it. The firewall is off, power settings
are configured properly, and the welcome screen and fast user
switching are
unchecked. I also have another pc set for RDC on the same network
that never
experiences any issues. I can bounce the machine and everything works
great
again until it sits unused for a while. Any ideas on how to
troubleshoot
this problem? Thanks...
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When you say "the power settings are configured properly", does that
also include disabling "allow Windows to turn off this device when not
in use" for your network adapter? If that doesn't sound familiar to
you, find the option in the device's properties (Power Management tab)
in Device Manager.

Malke
 
Yes, that all looks good. I left out the part where I get a reply when I
ping it. I can also telnet into it. If it were a power settings issue I
don't think I would be able to do either. Any other ideas? I appreciate the
feedback.
 
Dr.Jones said:
Yes, that all looks good. I left out the part where I get a reply
when I
ping it. I can also telnet into it. If it were a power settings
issue I
don't think I would be able to do either. Any other ideas? I
appreciate the feedback.
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Then I'm sorry but without looking at the machine, I don't know. See if
there are any clues in Event Viewer. Start>Run>eventvwr.msc [enter]

There is a microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely newsgroup. Perhaps
the posters there would have an idea for you.

Malke
 
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