how to connect to a computer behind a router over the Internet?

[Guest]

i have a WinXP Pro computer that is behind a router.

when i have a WinVista Business computer and want to connect to that WinXP
computer, what address should i put in the Computer field in the Remote
Destop Connection window?

(say, the WAN address is 202.43.220.99 and the LAN address of the WinXP
computer is 192.168.1.101.)

thanks!

Xero

 

[Robert L \(MS-MVP\)]

You should use 202.43.220.99. However, you need to forward the port 3389 to
192.168.1.101. This how to may help too.

remote desktopTo use Remote Desktop, you need a WinXP Pro as the host and a
remote computer running Win9x or a more recent version of Windows as the
client that must have ...
www.howtonetworking.com/rdesktop.htm


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[Sooner Al [MVP]]

i have a WinXP Pro computer that is behind a router.

when i have a WinVista Business computer and want to connect to that WinXP
computer, what address should i put in the Computer field in the Remote
Destop Connection window?

(say, the WAN address is 202.43.220.99 and the LAN address of the WinXP
computer is 192.168.1.101.)

thanks!

Xero

If the host PC is running XP Pro/MCE you can do that. Note the Vista Remote
Desktop client should be configured like this in order to connect to a XP
host...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/XP/RDP6-XPClientSettings.jpg

Open/forward TCP Port 3389 on any firewall the XP Pro/MCE host PC is behind.
Call using the public IP of the PC or router.

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[Guest]

what if i have other WinXP computer (IP : 192.168.1.102) connected to the
same router? i still want to connect to the first WinXP computer (IP :
192.168.1.101), but how can i ensure that i am not connected to the
192.168.1.102 one?

thanks again.

Xero

 

[Shenan Stanley]

i have a WinXP Pro computer that is behind a router.

when i have a WinVista Business computer and want to connect to
that WinXP computer, what address should i put in the Computer
field in the Remote Destop Connection window?

(say, the WAN address is 202.43.220.99 and the LAN address of the
WinXP computer is 192.168.1.101.)

You should use 202.43.220.99. However, you need to forward the port
3389 to 192.168.1.101. This how to may help too.

remote desktopTo use Remote Desktop, you need a WinXP Pro as the
host and a remote computer running Win9x or a more recent version
of Windows as the client that must have ...
www.howtonetworking.com/rdesktop.htm

If the host PC is running XP Pro/MCE you can do that. Note the
Vista Remote Desktop client should be configured like this in order
to connect to a XP host...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/XP/RDP6-XPClientSettings.jpg

Open/forward TCP Port 3389 on any firewall the XP Pro/MCE host PC
is behind. Call using the public IP of the PC or router.

what if i have other WinXP computer (IP : 192.168.1.102) connected
to the same router? i still want to connect to the first WinXP
computer (IP : 192.168.1.101), but how can i ensure that i am not
connected to the 192.168.1.102 one?

Change the listening port on said machine and forward that port # to the
appropriate internal IP in your router setup. Specify the port when
connecting using the Remote Desktop Client.

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Change the listening port on said machine and forward that port # to the
appropriate internal IP in your router setup. Specify the port when
connecting using the Remote Desktop Client.

Here is a page that illustrates what Shenan said...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html

Alternatively you could use a Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel, my personal choice,
or a VPN tunnel to access you LAN and all of your PCs by only opening one
hole on your router or firewall. With SSH, and some VPNs, you can also use a
private/public key pair or a cert protected by a strong password for
authentication versus a password only (strong or otherwise).

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureShell.html

In all cases uses a strong password or pass phrase to logon or protect your
key pair...

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375