Activating Remote Desktop Connection (RDC)

[Fred Derf]

I use RDC to access my work desktop remotely. I am trying to set up my
WinXP pro machine at home so that I can access it remotely as well.

I have gone through the recommneded steps to install RDC on the machine
using the WinXP Pro CD.

How do I identify the machine so it can be found from the outside? (It
does not have a domain. It accesses the internet through a wireless
router feeding a DSL modem.)

Thanks,

 

[Pat Coghlan]

I use RDC to access my work desktop remotely. I am trying to set up my
WinXP pro machine at home so that I can access it remotely as well.

I have gone through the recommneded steps to install RDC on the machine
using the WinXP Pro CD.

How do I identify the machine so it can be found from the outside? (It
does not have a domain. It accesses the internet through a wireless
router feeding a DSL modem.)

Thanks,

If the router is assigning an IP address to the/each computer via DHCP,
you probably can't reach it from the public network.

 

[Vagabond Software]

I use RDC to access my work desktop remotely. I am trying to set up my
WinXP pro machine at home so that I can access it remotely as well.

I have gone through the recommneded steps to install RDC on the machine
using the WinXP Pro CD.

How do I identify the machine so it can be found from the outside? (It
does not have a domain. It accesses the internet through a wireless
router feeding a DSL modem.)

Thanks,

You have to log into your router and forward port 3389 to the IP address of
your desktop machine. Visit the following link to find your WAN address:

http://www.ipchicken.com/

Make sure you have no accounts with blank or simple passwords.

carl

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I use RDC to access my work desktop remotely. I am trying to set up my
WinXP pro machine at home so that I can access it remotely as well.

I have gone through the recommneded steps to install RDC on the machine
using the WinXP Pro CD.

How do I identify the machine so it can be found from the outside? (It
does not have a domain. It accesses the internet through a wireless
router feeding a DSL modem.)

Thanks,

There are several points you need to take care of:
- Your work desktop must have a fixed internal IP address.
- Your router must have a tunnel that directs all port 3389
packets to your fixed internal IP address.
- Your firewall must pass port 3389 packets.
- You must have a fixed or a known external IP address.
If it is dynamic then you must register a domain name
that resolves to your current external IP address. The sites
www.no-ip.com or www.dyndns.com offer free services
for this sort of thing. Some broadband modems have it
already built in.