Windows 2012 and Remote Desktop Connection
Hello everyone,
I am sure some of you came across with the issue I currently have with Windows 2012.
Strange things do happen when I try to connect from my desktop (Win 7 Pro 64-bit) to Win 2012
1. From cmd line I run mstsc /admin, the client is open, specify the IP of Windows 2012, I can connect, no problem
If I don't use /admin the connection fails with the following message:
This computer can't connect to the remote computer. Try connecting again. If the problem continues, contact the owner of the remote computer or your network administrator
Well, I checked and db-checked the settings, all appears to be correct. There are differences between 2008 and 2012 however I am not sure what causes this RDP connection to fail
Any idea what might cause this ?
Thank you in advance for your reply
Cheers
I am sure some of you came across with the issue I currently have with Windows 2012.
Strange things do happen when I try to connect from my desktop (Win 7 Pro 64-bit) to Win 2012
1. From cmd line I run mstsc /admin, the client is open, specify the IP of Windows 2012, I can connect, no problem
If I don't use /admin the connection fails with the following message:
This computer can't connect to the remote computer. Try connecting again. If the problem continues, contact the owner of the remote computer or your network administrator
Well, I checked and db-checked the settings, all appears to be correct. There are differences between 2008 and 2012 however I am not sure what causes this RDP connection to fail
Any idea what might cause this ?
Thank you in advance for your reply
Cheers
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Thanks jecgomrec for your extensive answer . I just tried and, unless I use /admin, I cannot connect , either using a local account or an AD account
Few examples :
my firstname.lastname AD account is member of Domain Admins, so, by default, I have RDP login priviledges to the server, I cannot use it unless I have specified /admin
Administrator (this time the local account) cannot be used unless /admin is specified
DomainName/Administrator (AD Administrator) same issue, /admin must be specified
Tried to logon from a different PC, exactly the same issue
Cheers
Few examples :
my firstname.lastname AD account is member of Domain Admins, so, by default, I have RDP login priviledges to the server, I cannot use it unless I have specified /admin
Administrator (this time the local account) cannot be used unless /admin is specified
DomainName/Administrator (AD Administrator) same issue, /admin must be specified
Tried to logon from a different PC, exactly the same issue
Cheers
Please read the following article and double check everything:
http://support.microsoft.c
I think the first part will help you understand and find your problem.
http://support.microsoft.c
I think the first part will help you understand and find your problem.
ASKER
It was a Windows 2012 firewall issue , thanks !
http://www.petri.co.il/enable-remote-desktop-windows-server-2012-for-remote-administration.htm
It sounds like maybe you've got options chosen that are restricting who can connect and how, so this is a place to start.