RDP through Win Firewall using Netgear VPN Routers

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I have two Net great VPN routers model number FVM 318. I have a VPN setup
between my office and home and it is working great. We decided to enable the
Windows firewall on my home machine and now I can't do a Remote Desktop from
the office to my home by name. Before I enabled the Windows Firewall on my
Home PC I could do it by name or IP. I thought that maybe something on the
router needed changed, but I don't think that is the case. I have enabled
netbios traffic to pass through on the routers, but I think Windows firewall
is blocking something for netbios. Any ideas?

To summarize:
Before enabling WFC I could remote to my home machine through the VPN by
name or IP.
After enabling WFC on the home PC I can only remote to it by IP.
I do have Remote Deskop on the home machine to allow RDP using the Exception
list.
 
Scott Micale said:
I have two Net great VPN routers model number FVM 318. I have a VPN
setup between my office and home and it is working great. We decided
to enable the Windows firewall on my home machine and now I can't do
a Remote Desktop from the office to my home by name. Before I
enabled the Windows Firewall on my Home PC I could do it by name or
IP. I thought that maybe something on the router needed changed, but
I don't think that is the case. I have enabled netbios traffic to
pass through on the routers, but I think Windows firewall is blocking
something for netbios.
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To allow references to PCs by their NetBIOS machine name, you must enable
the Exception in Windows Firewall for File and Print Sharing.
 
If you enable "File & Print Sharing" or just enable "TCP Port 139" in the SP2 Windows Firewall
"Exception" list you should be able to use RDP by name.

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