Win7 Remote Desktop help

[Clippy]

on the new Win7 laptop, try going into:

Start button,
right click 'computer', select 'properties',
remote settings, remote desktop - select "allow connections only from computers running remote desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)".

Sometimes I find this setting is turned off on new installations.

Yup, did that.

[gadgetman]

I used to get all sorts of such inconsistent behaviour with RDP. Thankfully working on a gig at a client that blocked the ports forced me to look elsewhere and I now exclusively use the free (and portable) version of Teamviewer.

Works really well, has way more features and is free for personal use. As I mentioned, you can even run it from a USB stick with no installation required. There's no messing about with port forwarding, firewalls, network protocols etc required.

You can also remote in via a browser.

I use it on all laptops in the house and remotely from work.

[Clippy]

What a crock of sh!t!

Took another look at this tonight and have been able to connect straightaway!

I've not made any changes whatsoever since I last posted - guess that's Windows for you.

Just need to spend the next couple of hours downloading Windows Updates now!

Thanks for all the suggestions.

[Spacecadet]

What a crock of sh!t!

Took another look at this tonight and have been able to connect straightaway!

I've not made any changes whatsoever since I last posted - guess that's Windows for you.

Just need to spend the next couple of hours downloading Windows Updates now!

Thanks for all the suggestions.

you were probably typing in the wrong IP earlier and getting your neighbours PC

[Clippy]

you were probably typing in the wrong IP earlier and getting your neighbours PC

He, he, nope.

I was connecting via PC name.

[CheeseSlice]

Another thing i've noticed with Win7 and Win2k8 is the way NLA (network location awareness) controls the firewall policy based on whether you have a public, private or domain connection. If the connection is deemed public, it enforces the strongest firewall policy across all connections, even if some are safe networks like private or domain. I saw this when plugging a cable into a second network card on a 2008 box, the new connection was deemed public, and it immediately prevented RDP on the domain network port

you dont have more than one connection do you? even virtual ones such as vmware NAT interfaces could potentially cause this.