# Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Unable to connect via Remote Desktop to Windows 2008 server

I could not remote desktop to one of my servers so I actually had to get up and walk over to it.

Sheesh!

I had the firewall already happy, had Remote Desktop enabled. Luckily, the solution was fairly easy to fix. The server was part of a cluster and it had the network connection listed as Public, not Work. If this happens to you, simply open up the Network and Sharing Center, right click on the appropriate 'active network' and select Work.

My favorite bit in the description for Work network is "Don't choose this for public places such as coffee shops or airports." Hey, but what if I work there???

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