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Hi
I have no problem connecting to my Windows Server 2022 using the remote desktop client. However, when I use RDCMan it often takes 10 or more tries before it connects. It initially displays a black screen with a rotating blue ring beside the mouse pointer. As soon as the blue ring disappears RDCMan vanishes from my screen. There is no message of any kind instead RDCMan just disappears. It works fine when connecting to my Linux servers. Is there a log or something that I can search to see what causes the problem?
Simon
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Hi dCipher, can you confirm the version of RDCMan you are using. The current version is 3.1.0. I hate saying it, but it might be worthwhile re-downloading the latest version and trying again. It may be a compatibility issue with an older version.
RDCMan Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rdcman#download
I am using version 3.1. I did discover one cause. I am using security software that blocks access to the server after 5 failed connection attempts from the same IP address. However, this should not cause the RDCMan to crash. Instead I would expect it to say something like "unable to connect" or "blocked" etc.
I am using version 3.1. I did discover one cause. I am using a security software that blocks access to the server after 5 failed attempts from the same IP address. However, this should not cause the RDCMan to crash. Instead I would expect it to say connection blocked on something similar.
Simon