Win2000 TS refuses connection

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We have a Win2000 TS with a Win2003 TS License server (per device). Until
recently, this was working fine. Now, the TS is refusing some client access
because the license server has created a temporary license for 2003 server,
and these client's licenses have expired. How do I remove the temporary 2003
server license as I don't have a 2003 TS established, and allow these clients
to re-register with the Win2000 server?
 
The first time a user logon into a Terminal Server session, server where the
user logon search a License server for terminal server. This give a temporary
license to the server for the user.
Each time user logon into a Terminal Server session, server try to find a
Terminal Server CAL (or permanet license). If it cannot find, it continue
using the temporary license until expire.

You can delete this temporary license from the registry of user's computer.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSLicensing

Have you seen the event viewer? There are any error?
 
thanks for the reply. What we're trying to stop from happening is a temporary
license given for 2003, which we're not running in application mode. Most of
the time the license server provides a 2000 license which is correct.
 
Do you have free Windows 2000 TS CALs available on the TS Licensing
Server? Or are you running W2K Pro or XP Pro on the client (those
clients should receive a free W2K TS CAL from the built-in pool)?

Have you double-checked that none of your 2003 servers has Terminal
Services installed (implying Application Server mode)? That's the
most common mistake when people have experience with W2K TS in
Remote Admin mode and switch to 2003. If you only want Remote
Administration on 2003, you should *not* install TS at all, just
enable Remote Desktop for Administration, in Control Panel -
System - Remote.
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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Vera
Verified that the Win2003 server is not in TS application mode.
Most clients are W2kpro/XP. Below is a summary of the TS Lic server:
Win2k TS CALs - 10 total, 1 available, 9 issued
Existing Win2k server CALs - unltd total, unltd available, 64 issued
Temp Win2k CALs - 0 total, 0 available, 5 issued
Temp Win2003 CALS - 0 total, 0 available, 9 issued

The TempWin2003 are the ones that I would like to remove as all clients
should be getting Win2k CALs.

Tim
 
Weird. I only know of one single situation where you would receive
a temporary 2003 TS CAL: if you connect to a 2003 Terminal Server.

There aren't any other 2003 servers in your domain, besides the
Licensing Server?

I really don't know what to advice you. You could delete the
locally stored license and then connect again and monitor what
happens in the Licensing Manager, to see if it happens again or if
it was a temporary problem.
But that won't tell you the underlying cause of the problem, and
obviously, you have to find that.

Is your 2003 LS running SP1? If not, you can also try this hotfix
or workaround, to enable the client to get a W2K TS CAL, but it
will still not fix the original problem:

837321 - You cannot connect to a Windows 2000 Terminal server if
your Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services license is expired
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837321
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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The licensing server, also the DC, is the only 2003 server. It is running
SP1. All other servers are 2000. The clients are all SOHO based, so they only
access the W2k TS.

I've sent instructions on how to remove the license key to the affected
clients. I may call PS and see if they have a workaround.
Thanks for all your help
Tim
 
OK, calling PS would be my next step as well.
I would appreciate it if you post the solution here, I'm a bit
curious to know what caused this.
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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