remote desktop over public internet help...

[FDDC]

Two xp-pro pcs that allow remote desktop via the wireless ad-hoc (no
router)lan connection.

My laptop client does not connect to the desktop if using broadband intenet
connection from work?

(Windows logon does not appear and instead the error message:

THE CLIENT COULD NOT CONNECT TO THE REMOTE COMPUTER.
REMOTE CONNECTIONS MIGHT NOT BE ENABLED OR THE COMPUTER
MIGHT BE TOO BUSY TO ACCEPT NEW CONNECTIONS. IT IS ALSO
POSSIBLE THAT NETWORK PROBLEMS PREVENTING YOUR
CONNECTION. PLEASE TRY CCONNECTING AGAIN LATER. IF THE
PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, CONTACT YOUR ADMINISTRATOR."

Thank you for your assistance.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Ok - so we know RD is enabled on the desktop since it works via ad-hoc
wireless.

So--when you are at work, tell us about the Internet connection both in the
workplace and at home.

At home, what devices connect the desktop to the Internet.

At work, similar question--and, are you in a large enough network that there
might be a firewall or proxy involved in the Internet connection?

 

[FDDC]

Thanks for your reply...

At home: cable modem to desktop and wireless LAN ICS to laptop.

At work: same laptop (not networked) direct connection to broadbank DSL
modem

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Terrific. Concentrate on home, then. (nothing should be impeding outbound
communcations at the work end, unless there's a personal firewall on the
work machine, which I think you'd notice being alerted about passing the
traffic outbound.)

The desktop machine which hosts the Internet connection is presumably
running some version of ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) What OS is on
this machine?

If it is XP, this is easy: Go to Control Panel, Network Connections, and
right-click on the connection leading to the Internet. Click on the
Advanced tab, then the Settings button. Check (enable) Remote Desktop, and
hit the Edit button to enter the internal IP address or netbios name
(better) of the laptop.

Connect from work using the public IP address of the desktop machine's
Internet connection.

If the desktop is 98SE, ME, or Windows 2000, I don't have the details at
"hand", but I can look them up.

 

[FDDC]

Thank you kindly.
Altering the home internet connection enabling remote desktop did the trick!

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Great!

Thank you kindly.
Altering the home internet connection enabling remote desktop did the

trick!