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  • March 22, 2008 at 7:58 am #2245173

    Remote Desktop does not connect after a restart

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    by balintn · about 16 years, 6 months ago

    Hi,

    I have been using remote desktop for months in a specific configuration, but after restarting the remote machine via remote desktop, I can not connect to it again. The same holds if I try the “normal way”, or if I try to connect to the console.

    The remote machine is a Windows 2003 Server, the desktop is a Windows XP SP2.

    Regars,
    BalintN

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    • March 22, 2008 at 7:58 am #2573822

      Clarifications

      by balintn · about 16 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Remote Desktop does not connect after a restart

      Clarifications

    • March 22, 2008 at 8:10 am #2573820

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      by balintn · about 16 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Remote Desktop does not connect after a restart

      I found the answer in another thread, so here it is, for anyone who might be interested:

      You have to
      1.) Stop the IPSec service on the remote machine, and set its startup mode to “Manual”
      (Thanks for shravankoolin@… for this step!)
      2.) Restart the remote machine
      3.) Restart the IPSec service and set its startup mode back to “Automatic”.

      How to do these steps remotely?
      – Start Computer Management
      Right click My Computer, click Manage
      – Using the MMC console connect to the remote machine
      Right click the topmost node “(Computer Management (local)”
      Click “Connect to another computer”
      Connect to the remote machine
      – Set the IPSec service startup to Manual, and stop it
      – Restart the remote computer
      In the MMC console, right click the topmost node, click Properties
      Open the “Advanced” tab
      Under “Startup and Recovery” click “Settings”
      Click “Shutdown”, select “Restart”, and click OK.
      – Wait, till all the services start up on the remote computer
      – Connect using Remote desktop
      – Don’t forget to start the IPSec service and set its startup mode to Automatic.

      Regards,
      BalintN

    • March 22, 2008 at 4:45 pm #2573673

      Thanks for the info, glad that you got it sorted :)

      by rob miners · about 16 years, 5 months ago

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      .

    • February 11, 2013 at 7:02 am #2902293

      Thanks – Worked!

      by turbokd66 · about 11 years, 7 months ago

      In reply to Remote Desktop does not connect after a restart

      I ran into this issue on a Server 2003 physical box; I checked all the MS Technet recommendations but everything looked correct (And was). I was able to ILO to a console, log in and do the IPsec thing, and it worked like a charm. I’m scratching my head as to WHY though…..

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