Sunday, May 01, 2005

Windows Terminal Server - Remote desktop - RDP & Wireless

I just discovered that if you want to RDP into a Windows XP workstation that is using a wireless connection you MUST have Windows control the wireless connection by clicking "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" on the wireless connection's properties.

See below:


If you don't do this you will lose your network connection just after logging into the RDP session. This was discovered when attempting to use RDP to remote controll a Dell C600 laptop with an Intel 2200BG mini-PCI wireless adaptor that was running Windows XP SP 2.