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I need some help setting up Microsoft Remote Desktop.
I am trying to connect from a laptop PC running Windows 2000 at work to a PC
running XP behind a Linksys router on my home network. I have downloaded the
remote desktop client to my laptop and confirmed that it can connect to my
home PC from within my home network. However, when I am at work I am not able
to connect to my home PC. I am able to connect to my home network router’s
admin functions so I know I have the correct IP address for the router. The
home PC is set up with a static IP address. I have set up forwarding on my
home router to forward port 3389 to the home PC I am trying to connect to. I
try to connect to my home PC using the router IP address:3389. Anyone have
any ideas on what I might be missing? Are there any other router settings
that I need to make sure are done correctly? I have tried to confirm that my
laptop PC is using the correct port for remote desktop by checking for the
following registry entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
But it does not exist. The TerminalServer section does not contain WinStations
I know of other people at work who have been able to connect to their home
PCs using this technique so I do not believe this access is being blocked
from work.
I am trying to connect from a laptop PC running Windows 2000 at work to a PC
running XP behind a Linksys router on my home network. I have downloaded the
remote desktop client to my laptop and confirmed that it can connect to my
home PC from within my home network. However, when I am at work I am not able
to connect to my home PC. I am able to connect to my home network router’s
admin functions so I know I have the correct IP address for the router. The
home PC is set up with a static IP address. I have set up forwarding on my
home router to forward port 3389 to the home PC I am trying to connect to. I
try to connect to my home PC using the router IP address:3389. Anyone have
any ideas on what I might be missing? Are there any other router settings
that I need to make sure are done correctly? I have tried to confirm that my
laptop PC is using the correct port for remote desktop by checking for the
following registry entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
But it does not exist. The TerminalServer section does not contain WinStations
I know of other people at work who have been able to connect to their home
PCs using this technique so I do not believe this access is being blocked
from work.