How to configure pcAnywhere 10.5 ?

[emil_lam]

Hi,

I have 2 PCs (BOTH RUNNING XP) at different loacations both have direct
internet connection. I want to use one PC to remote control another
using pcAnywhere 10.5.

At remote control side, PC-internet connection is via vDSL (no login
required, just connect PC to router enable auto IP assignment), is it
correct to configure connection using NETWORK, CABLE, DSL template ?
Any special setting needed besides configure the connection using
TCP/IP ?

Tks!

 

[Nico Kadel-Garcia]

Hi,

I have 2 PCs (BOTH RUNNING XP) at different loacations both have direct
internet connection. I want to use one PC to remote control another
using pcAnywhere 10.5.

At remote control side, PC-internet connection is via vDSL (no login
required, just connect PC to router enable auto IP assignment), is it
correct to configure connection using NETWORK, CABLE, DSL template ?
Any special setting needed besides configure the connection using
TCP/IP ?

Please, please, please tell me that each PC is behind some kind of a
firewall, preferably one that does NAT. Leaving PC's directly exposed to the
Net is like leaving your wallet sticking out of your bag of groceries on a
crowded bus: it's just asking for trouble.

Yes, you should be using normal network setup for these computers. If you're
running local firewalls like ZoneAlarm or Symantec, you may need to
configure those as well to permit the connection. But the tricky part is
telling the firewall to let *in* the connections, and if you are using NAT,
telling the firewall to route the incoming port on its external IP address
to the internal machine the way you want.

 

[Malke]

Hi,

I have 2 PCs (BOTH RUNNING XP) at different loacations both have
direct internet connection. I want to use one PC to remote control
another using pcAnywhere 10.5.

At remote control side, PC-internet connection is via vDSL (no login
required, just connect PC to router enable auto IP assignment), is it
correct to configure connection using NETWORK, CABLE, DSL template ?
Any special setting needed besides configure the connection using
TCP/IP ?

Tks!

You need to read the Help files on pcAnywhere. A basic setup for
computers behind a router would be to open ports necessary for
pcAnywhere in your firewall, set a static IP address on the target
computer, and from the router forward the pcAnywhere ports to the
target computer.

Malke

 

[GTS]

You need to open TCP Port 5631 and UDP 5632 in the router firewall settings
and local firewall if present.

 

[emil_lam]

GTS 寫é“：

You need to open TCP Port 5631 and UDP 5632 in the router firewall settings
and local firewall if present.
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If pcAnywhere worked in my local LAN, did I need to make special change
with internet connection ? I don't use different set of firewall rules
for local LAN or internet connection. Only some minor change to ICMP
rules (for ease of troubleshooting in local LAN connection).

 

[Malke]

GTS 寫é“：


If pcAnywhere worked in my local LAN, did I need to make special
change with internet connection ? I don't use different set of
firewall rules for local LAN or internet connection. Only some minor
change to ICMP rules (for ease of troubleshooting in local LAN
connection).

Please read the pcAnywhere Help files. You have multiposted to a ton of
newsgroups when the answer is that you need to read the manual that
comes with pcAnywhere. If you don't have a manual, read the Help files
or go to Symantec's website for PCA where there is a lot of information
on how to use the program. You have to do the work.

Malke

 

[GTS]

GTS ??:

You need to open TCP Port 5631 and UDP 5632 in the router firewall
settings
and local firewall if present.
--

If pcAnywhere worked in my local LAN, did I need to make special change
with internet connection ? I don't use different set of firewall rules
for local LAN or internet connection. Only some minor change to ICMP
rules (for ease of troubleshooting in local LAN connection).

I would think so. If not, it implies that your router is open to these and
other ports that it should be blocking unless intentionally opened.