How do I make network connection to remote PC?

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Hi,

Hopefully this is the right group, otherwise, my apologies.

I have a remote PC that sits on an always-on DSL connection. I can ping
to that address successfully. How do I set up a network connection to
that address so I can RDC into the remote PC? To my knowledge, I don't
have any network user name or password (it's Qwest DSL and it's always
on).

Thanks,

Peter
 
These pages may be of help if the remote PC you want to connect to is running as a XP Pro Remote
Desktop host...

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

....or if its an XP Home machine you can access it remotely and securely using UltraVNC (or any other
flavor of VNC) through a SSH tunnel.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html

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Thank you for the links.

I'm having trouble calling the Remote Desktop host PC from my location
using the public IP address. Do I need to establish a Network
Connection? When I enter the IP address that successfully pings my
remote PC, I get Error 800: Unable to establish the VPN connection.

Both machines are running XP Pro.

Thanks for your help,

Peter
These pages may be of help if the remote PC you want to connect to is running as a XP Pro Remote
Desktop host...

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

...or if its an XP Home machine you can access it remotely and
Click to expand...
securely using UltraVNC (or any other
 
Well, first you don't need to use a VPN unless of course your trying to connect to an office network
and that is required by the office network administrators.

As noted in the documents you need to forward TCP Port 3389 through any firewall/NAT/router at the
remote end, ie. the end of the link the PC you want to access is at. You call using the public IP of
the firewall/NAT/router.

Please describe the PC and the network at the site your trying to connect to. Also the PC and the
network (if any) at the client end... What OS is running on each PC? Are they behind firewall?

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
 
OK, thanks for clearing up the VPN question. I DO use the VPN to log in
to another computer on a corporate network.

Both PCs are running XP Pro SP 2. The caller PC is WIRED to a Linksys
wireless router that is fed a cable signal from a Motorola cable modem.

The remote PC is fed a Qwest DSL signal from a Cisco 675 router through
a small Netgear 4-port switch.

When I run netstats -a on the remote PC, port 3389 is LISTENING.
However, the connection times out when I test port 3389 through
www.canyouseeme.org. Would this suggest the switch or router before the
remote PC is blocking port 3389?

Thanks,

Peter
Well, first you don't need to use a VPN unless of course your trying
Click to expand...
to connect to an office network
and that is required by the office network administrators.

As noted in the documents you need to forward TCP Port 3389 through any firewall/NAT/router at the
remote end, ie. the end of the link the PC you want to access is at.
Click to expand...
You call using the public IP of
the firewall/NAT/router.

Please describe the PC and the network at the site your trying to
Click to expand...
connect to. Also the PC and the
 
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