Remote Desktop port forwarding

[Guest]

I have three computers at the office running XP Pro and three employees that
need to use Remote Desktop from their home to access their specific PC's at
the office. We have a DSL Router/Modem to a switch at the office. I need to
find step-by-step instructions to write the port forwards and/or make the
access work...thanks!

 

[Gary]

This can not be done with your current equipment. You will only be able to
forward to one pc not three.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have three computers at the office running XP Pro and three employees that
need to use Remote Desktop from their home to access their specific PC's at
the office. We have a DSL Router/Modem to a switch at the office. I need to
find step-by-step instructions to write the port forwards and/or make the
access work...thanks!

1. Give each PC a fixed IP address. Do not use DHCP!
2. Set a specific RDP port in each machine, e.g. 3389, 3390, 3391.
It's done here:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\Por
tNumber
3. Adjust the firewall on each PC so that it passes packets for
ports 3389, 3390 and 3391.
4. Create three rules in your router so that packets for ports 3389,
3390 and 3391 are forwarded to the correct IP address.

That's all!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have three computers at the office running XP Pro and three employees that
need to use Remote Desktop from their home to access their specific PC's at
the office. We have a DSL Router/Modem to a switch at the office. I need to
find step-by-step instructions to write the port forwards and/or make the
access work...thanks!

I forgot to say that you must adjust the RDP launch command
in accordance with your selected port number, e.g.

mstsc /v:aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd:3391