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Try putting a space after the last octet<br />
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192.168.254.9 /console
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Try putting a space after the last octet

192.168.254.9 /console

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try it with admin switch:<br />
<br />
192.168.254.9 /admin
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try it with admin switch:

192.168.254.9 /admin

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Go back to server and run netstat -a<br />
See if port 3389 is listening. You can physically access this server, right?
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Go back to server and run netstat -a
See if port 3389 is listening. You can physically access this server, right?

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Ah.<br />
<br />
I access it on port 5540<br />
<br />
So what do I type to access it
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Ah.

I access it on port 5540

So what do I type to access it

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Use the below command to access the server with the specific port.<br />
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mstsc /v 192.168.254.9:5540 /admin.<br />
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Note: /admin or /console is depend upon the version.To know which option is supported, from command prompt run mstsc /? which will give the option it support.
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Use the below command to access the server with the specific port.

mstsc /v 192.168.254.9:5540 /admin.

Note: /admin or /console is depend upon the version.To know which option is supported, from command prompt run mstsc /? which will give the option it support.

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I erred in my comment. &nbsp;It looks like it is port 3389 and it does not appear to be listening. &nbsp;What should I do to turn it on?
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I erred in my comment.  It looks like it is port 3389 and it does not appear to be listening.  What should I do to turn it on?

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I setup terminal server and I typed in our server IP address in RDP the following way:<br />
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192.168.254.9/console<br />
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The error I get is that it can't find the computer.<br />
<br />
Where should I try troubleshooting
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I setup terminal server and I typed in our server IP address in RDP the following way:

192.168.254.9/console

The error I get is that it can't find the computer.

Where should I try troubleshooting

accessing terminal server

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