I admit, it could be a DNS cache on my desktop going screwy. I'll check that next time... -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org
"Roger Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/29/2008 08:39:58 AM: > Sounds like there's a DNS issue where your machine and the destination > server are pointing to the same location. > > Do you get the same results if you use the IP of the destination server? > > IPCONFIG /FlushDNS > > Ping the server and your machine and verify the results. > > > Roger Wright > Network Administrator > 727.572.7076 x388 > _____ > > > > Roger Wright > Network Administrator > 727.572.7076 x388 > _____ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 8:55 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Remote Desktop of Death > > I am on my XP desktop, and I run mstsc.exe to open a session on a > server. > (In the most recent case, the server was a VM, so remote session is the > only real possibility.) > > Again, I am logged into my XP desktop as my personal account, and I try > to > log into a remote server with a different, administrative account. > > My "warning message" is that the remote server already has my personal, > non-admin account logged into a session on it. > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/29/2008 07:39:51 AM: > > > Can you clarify this? > > > > > I need to open a remote desktop session on a server. > > > > Is this: > > a) you are running mstsc.exe on your local Vista machine, and > > (trying to) open a session to a server > > -or- > > b) you are on a server (console or RD) and you need to open a remote > > desktop session somewhere else? > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2008 10:19 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: Remote Desktop of Death > > > > > > OK, why does this happen on occasion? > > > > > > All our servers are Win2003, most are R2 SP2. Our desktops are all > XP > > > Pro, SP2... > > > > > > I need to open a remote desktop session on a server. I attempt to > log > in > > > as a local administrator on that machine (not the account running on > > my > > > desktop system). I am told that "I" (that is, the account on my > local > > > desktop) is currently logged into this server - do I want to log him > > off? > > > When I hit the "Yes" button, I watch in horror as all my currently > running > > > desktop apps shut down, one by one, until I am logged off my desktop > > > session. > > > > > > This has happened perhaps 4 times to me. Now that I've lost a > precious 5 > > > minutes getting back up and running (got a project engineer arriving > > > shortly), any ideas as to why this happens? Once I learn to > recognize > the > > > signs of "This will hose you!", is there a good way to back out and > get a > > > functional term session? > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
