I have seen this issue too many times now, so I have to write this short blog about it!

Have you ever seen this error when trying to connect to a Remote Desktop enabled machine using MSTSC/Remote Desktop Client:

Remote Desktop Disconnected
The client could not connect to the remote computer. Remote connections might not be enabled or the computer might be too busy to accept new connections. It is also possible that network problems are preventing your connection. Please try connecting again later. If the problem continues to occur, contact your administrator.

Well, I’ve seen it so many times now, especially on ISA servers… Even after the RDP sessions have worked nicely, sometimes, for some reason, the RDP settings can be changed - or even “corrupted”. In most cases the above error has something to do with NIC (Network Interface Card) adapter binding to RDP.

If you are experiencing this issue go read the Microsoft KB article: “You can not establish a Remote Desktop session to a computer running one of the affected products”. You will find it here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555382 - good luck!

Since Telstra lifted the artifical cap placed on adsl 1 many service providers have begun to offer 8mbit plans. Once Internode (my current service provider) brought in 8mbit plans I upgraded from my previous 1.5mbit plan.

Internodes policy dictates that they garuantee at least 1.5mbit up to a maximum of 8. Currently, the highest my line syncs at is about 3.4mbit. After several emails with Internode support and a Telstrs technicain giving the all clear on the phone line, it looks like I may have little options left to rectify the less than desired connection speed.

The Telstra technicain did not mention anything regarding rim’s or cmux’s , but Internode suspect that I may be on a rim or cmux (common causes of limited 3mbit connections). I have ruled out line filters and modems on my end, Telstra gave the proverbial ‘all clear’ on the telephone line and Internode have given the ‘We can only garuantee a conneciton greater than 1.5mbit up to a maximum of 8mbit’. Whilst less than desirable, my connection falls under that.

I will continue to follow this up with Telstra but I may have few options available.

Will I stay on the 8mbit plan with Internode?

Probably. Whilst I wasn’t expecting a full 8mbit connection something around or greater than 5mbit would have been nice. Even so, at a bit over 3mbit the connection is still twice as fast as my previous connection. Not to mention the upload speed has been lifted to 384kbp/s. Sometimes I miss the cable speeds I used to achive when I was on Telstra cable but for most things, a couple megabit is fine.