Remote Desktop freezing issue with XP Pro SP3

[tycho1974]

Hey, folks. I'm having a remote desktop issue here that is driving me certifiably insane. I'm working on a PC running XP Pro SP3 that's part of a small office network. We'll call this computer "Janky". I can connect to other computers on the network via remote desktop with no problem - Janky to Accounting; Janky to RIPMachine; I can even connect from Janky to my home computer which is running Windows 7.

The problem is that Janky won't accept any incoming remote desktop requests. Well, I guess he does, but he won't complete the requests. For example, when I try to connect from HomePC to Janky, I see the login screen, and after a successful password entry, all I see is a black screen. I can quit the RDP application, but now Janky is frozen and needs a hard reboot. This same scenario occurs when I try to connect to Janky from a computer inside the office LAN as well - RIPMachine to Janky; Accounting to Janky - you get the idea.

The router is already configured to forward port 3389 to Janky, but that's not the issue if I can't connect to Janky from inside the LAN. Besides, the problem's not that I can't connect, it's that RDP freezes every time I do.

I'm at the end of my rope. I've disabled all "extras", I've turned down all graphic effects and basically running it as bare-bones as possible. Does anyone have any ideas about what to do?

Help!

 

[tipstir]

Are you on a domain or workgroup?

 

[tycho1974]

Um, work is on a workgroup for filesharing and messaging purposes, home pc is not. No domains to speak of, I think.

 

[tipstir]

XP Pro you need to invoke IPV6 if you're going to use 7 boxes with XP Pro SP3. On the XP Pro SP3 you my have to force the router to be seen on the wireless client also uses UPnP.

 

[tycho1974]

I'm not sure what you mean here. As stated in my original post, no machine - be it 7 or XP - can successfully connect to the XP machine. I've tried over the LAN and via the router's IP address to no avail.

Also, I don't know how to invoke IPV6, and I'm not sure what you mean by your second sentence. Can you elaborate?

 

[tycho1974]

Okay, so I looked into this IPV6 business, and apparently it wasn't installed on Janky, my first office PC. Installed it via Windows, and tried to connect from computer in same office - success. Then, I remote desktop'd over to my home PC, then from there, remote desktop'd to Janky - success! Thanks for the tip...