Had a hell of a time getting a remote BizTalk 2004 server running windows 2003 to talk to a client running windows xp today. Turns out that Mr. Windows 2003 needs a little tweaking:
On the Windows 2003 server:
- First disable RPC Security, as shown here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;839187
- Next, enable network DTC access: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817064&Product=winsvr2003
- if it is running and client application is not on the same
computer as the database server, on the computer running database
server- Go to “Administrative Tools > Component Services”
- On the left navigation tree, go to “Component Services >
Computers > My Computer” (you may need to double click and wait as
some nodes need time to expand) - Right click on “My Computer”, select “Properties”
- Select “MSDTC” tab
- Click “Security Configuration”
- Make sure you check “Network DTC Access”, “Allow Remote
Client”,”Allow Inbound/Outbound”, “Enable TIP” (Some option may not be
necessary, have a try to get your configuration) - The service will restart
- BUT YOU MAY NEED TO REBOOT YOUR SERVER IF IT STILL DOESN’T WORK (This is the thing drove me crazy before)
For a Windows XP client:
- On your client computer use the same above procedure to open
the “Security Configuration” setting, make sure you check “Network DTC
Access”, “Allow Inbound/Outbound” option, restart service and computer
if necessary.
This can only mean one thing: more BizTalk posts are a-comin’……