Problem:fail to invoke remote RPC method

I have two xp sp2 machines(one desktop with sql server running, the other is
a virtual pc, on the same domain), I'm trying to connect between the two
using the dtcping.exe tool from ms
the virtual pc has vs2005 etc installed and I can't get it to run a
distributed transaction on the sql server machine, both machines have the sp2
firewall disabled.
the rpc services are running, msdtc service are running,
on the virtual pc I get the following
Firewall Port Settings:
Port:5000-5015
RPC server is ready
++++++++++++Validating Remote Computer Name++++++++++++
08-03, 12:09:03.756-->Start DTC connection test
Name Resolution:
Gilbert-->10.0.4.22-->Gilbert
08-03, 12:09:03.776-->Start RPC test (PERTH-->Gilbert)
Problem:fail to invoke remote RPC method
Error(0x6BA) at dtcping.cpp @.289
-->RPC pinging exception
-->1722(The RPC server is unavailable.)
RPC test failed
on the desktop sql server machine I get this
Firewall Port Settings:
Port:5000-5015
RPC server is ready
++++++++++++Validating Remote Computer Name++++++++++++
08-03, 12:08:50.353-->Start DTC connection test
Name Resolution:
Perth-->10.0.4.23-->Perth
08-03, 12:08:50.368-->Start RPC test (GILBERT-->Perth)
Problem:fail to invoke remote RPC method
Error(0x5) at dtcping.cpp @.289
-->RPC pinging exception
-->5(Access is denied.)
RPC test failed
the msdtc service has been set to use my domain account and all the options
have been enabled, network access, inbound, outbound etc.
I have set up the msdtc to use ports 5000-5015
any ideas out there?
to get this poc working
Try turning off Norton internet worm protection...
Stuart
"SP" wrote:

> I have two xp sp2 machines(one desktop with sql server running, the other is
> a virtual pc, on the same domain), I'm trying to connect between the two
> using the dtcping.exe tool from ms
> the virtual pc has vs2005 etc installed and I can't get it to run a
> distributed transaction on the sql server machine, both machines have the sp2
> firewall disabled.
> the rpc services are running, msdtc service are running,
> on the virtual pc I get the following
> Firewall Port Settings:
> Port:5000-5015
> RPC server is ready
> ++++++++++++Validating Remote Computer Name++++++++++++
> 08-03, 12:09:03.756-->Start DTC connection test
> Name Resolution:
> Gilbert-->10.0.4.22-->Gilbert
> 08-03, 12:09:03.776-->Start RPC test (PERTH-->Gilbert)
> Problem:fail to invoke remote RPC method
> Error(0x6BA) at dtcping.cpp @.289
> -->RPC pinging exception
> -->1722(The RPC server is unavailable.)
> RPC test failed
> on the desktop sql server machine I get this
> Firewall Port Settings:
> Port:5000-5015
> RPC server is ready
> ++++++++++++Validating Remote Computer Name++++++++++++
> 08-03, 12:08:50.353-->Start DTC connection test
> Name Resolution:
> Perth-->10.0.4.23-->Perth
> 08-03, 12:08:50.368-->Start RPC test (GILBERT-->Perth)
> Problem:fail to invoke remote RPC method
> Error(0x5) at dtcping.cpp @.289
> -->RPC pinging exception
> -->5(Access is denied.)
> RPC test failed
> the msdtc service has been set to use my domain account and all the options
> have been enabled, network access, inbound, outbound etc.
> I have set up the msdtc to use ports 5000-5015
> any ideas out there?
> to get this poc working
>
|||Thanks Stuart, you are the man!
"Stuart" wrote:
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> Try turning off Norton internet worm protection...
> Stuart
> "SP" wrote: