bencouve2
asked on
Refresh of a remote desktop connection
How do I do the necessary administrative action to flush a remote desktop connection that has expired. Thanks for your help
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
No problem, but the question should really have been asked in "Windows XP" and not in "Web Development".
If the problem is with your local workstation, then just reboot it. This will clear anything that is blocking you from re-connecting.
If the problem is with the remote server, and you have access to that server, then you can flush the connection (and all connections) by running the following administrative command on the server:
ipconfig /flushdns
I haven't heard of RDC being unable to connect to a remote W200x server when an old connection had timed out, but perhaps it is a real reason, in which case the dns flush should work, or you may need to restart the RDC process on the server. If you dont know how to do this:
** On the server **
Start->Run->services.msc
Look for "Remote Access Connection Manager" on the list, and restart the service.
Write back and let me know if none of this works for you.
ASKER
Thanks siliconbrit. Good stuff.
ASKER
I have been told that a remote desk top that was openned has expired/timeout and that it will require administrative action to be flushed. What do I do to flush this. Sorry, I am not really sure how to ask the question so it is going to sound a bit vague. But any advice will be welcome.