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So I have two Windows 7 computers I've set to allow remote desktop connections (Not requiring Network Level Authentication). One of them works just fine both locally and across the NAT. The other works locally, but not across the NAT. Instead, mstsc hangs on "Configuring remote session" and then says computer can't connect to the remote computer.
Things I've tried:
- Turn off all firewalls on the problem computer
- switch the public port on the NAT to 3389 (both were set up with different public ports and private port 3389)
In MSTSC:
- Disable all local resources
- Disable persistent bitmap caching
I am completely stumped. Currently I'm making a remote desktop connection to the working computer and then using that to RDP to this one...
maybe a dumb question, did you try rebooting the windows host? – Joe T – 2013-10-28T04:18:32.817
1Something to try to determine whether the problem is with the router (NAT) or the host, try switching the ip addresses of the two hosts while keeping the same NAT rules and see if the same one still works. – Joe T – 2013-10-28T04:19:30.320
Thanks @JoeT. It never occurred to me it could be a bug in the router. After switching the IPs, I couldn't make the other connection. I migrated that line in the port forwarding rules to a different slot (DIR-655) and it works now... Not sure if this question would be relevant to anyone else, do I delete it? – Vlad – 2013-10-28T21:32:14.083