Remote Desktop/ Cannot Connect

[Guest]

HI, I am trying to setup RDT on a computer using XP Pro and connected via a
router. Using help I have enabled my computer to use the service but when I
try to connect to mine using a friends computer via either the web or the RDT
dialog box I cannot connect.

The friends computer also uses XP Pro and a router.

My IP is 86.139.91.xx
His IP is 82.18.68.xx

Both our sub masks are 255.255.255.0

I have tried pinging but that times out. I feel that if we can ping each
other RDT "might" work.

I hope someone can help as I have been on this for hours.

Thanks

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

HI, I am trying to setup RDT on a computer using XP Pro and connected via
a
router. Using help I have enabled my computer to use the service but when
I
try to connect to mine using a friends computer via either the web or the
RDT
dialog box I cannot connect.

The friends computer also uses XP Pro and a router.

My IP is 86.139.91.xx
His IP is 82.18.68.xx

Both our sub masks are 255.255.255.0

I have tried pinging but that times out. I feel that if we can ping each
other RDT "might" work.

I hope someone can help as I have been on this for hours.

Thanks

Have you forwarded/opened TCP Port 3389 on your router? See this page for
help, hints, etc...

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

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[BINZA@]

Try turning off your firewall as this may be blocking ping packets.

 

[Guest]

Hi, thanks for the suggestions. I can not believe how many problems there are
with RDT compared with RA which is so easy to use.

Anyway that's my moan. I've decided to leave it for now and have in fact
done a restore as I had changed so many settings.

Thanks again.