Remote Desktop General Question - New Bee

[MaryZZZ]

I have a large laptop in my home office. It is running XP Media
Editions verson 2002, SP2. I want to buy a ultra portable laptop for
on the road, with a Verizon air card, and access my home laptop
remotely. My home laptop is on bellsouth DSL, using a 2wire homeportal
1700hw. I have two home laptops on the same DSL connection and
homeportal. Is it possible to access my large home laptop from the
road with my ultra portable using a Verison card? Any ideas on the
response time?

I have read several help topics and Internet tutorials on on Remote
Desktop Connection but have not gotten far. Can someone point me to an
article, some tips, something to get me started? My thought was to get
the my two laptops (same DSL connection and home portal) working with
RDC first, then buy the Verision card and get RDC to work, and then
buy the ultra portal. I do not want to spend money on a card and
laptop if RDC will not work. Any input on my plan.

Thanks

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

In general you need to forward/open TCP Port 3389 through the 2Wire
modem/router device to the private LAN IP of the home laptop you want to
remotely access/control. See this page for help with that. Ignore references
to UDP Port 3389.

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/2wire/1700hw/Remote_Desktop.htm

You would call the public IP of the 2Wire modem/router, ie. the IP assigned
by your ISP. See this page for general configuration help, troubleshooting,
etc.

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

If you want to access the second home laptop you would need to open a second
port on the 2Wire device.

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

In all cases use *STRONG* passwords...

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx


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[smlunatick]

In general you need to forward/open TCP Port 3389 through the 2Wire
modem/router device to the private LAN IP of the home laptop you want to
remotely access/control. See this page for help with that. Ignore references
to UDP Port 3389.

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/2wire/1700...

You would call the public IP of the 2Wire modem/router, ie. the IP assigned
by your ISP. See this page for general configuration help, troubleshooting,
etc.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetu...

If you want to access the second home laptop you would need to open a second
port on the 2Wire device.

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

In all cases use *STRONG* passwords...

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program -http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
How to ask a questionhttp://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375








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Additionally, you will / should need:

1) UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) for the times your are on
"extended" "leave" from your home. Some places can experience "power
failures" and a UPS should manage the correct shutdown. It should
alos be able to restart the laptop once the power returns.

Also, several can filter the power to remove power high (spike) and
low (brownouts) voltage cycles.

2) Consider using a Dynamic DNS service. Your ISP may be providing an
access IP addresses that can / would constantly change (DSL unit power
on or their controls.) Instead if remembering an IP address
(192.168.23.1) you only need to know a name (myhomepc.mydnydns.org)