Remote desktop question

[Millybags]

Hi all,

I have a three machine LAN - one machine running XP Pro, the others XP Home.
use a Linksys WRT54GSV4 wireless router. No problems at all with the
system.

I want to use Remote Desktop to coonect to my XP Pro machine from my laptop.
I have the router IP and the IP of the XP Pro machine. What I need is the
syntax to enter these details into the Remote Desktop dialog box when trying
to connect. I can connect locally using the machine name and password. I'm
going to be away next week and want to connect via the Internet.

Can anyone please assist?

Regards,
Steve

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi all,

I have a three machine LAN - one machine running XP Pro, the others XP Home.
use a Linksys WRT54GSV4 wireless router. No problems at all with the
system.

I want to use Remote Desktop to coonect to my XP Pro machine from my laptop.
I have the router IP and the IP of the XP Pro machine. What I need is the
syntax to enter these details into the Remote Desktop dialog box when trying
to connect. I can connect locally using the machine name and password. I'm
going to be away next week and want to connect via the Internet.

Can anyone please assist?

Regards,
Steve

It's not a question of the Remote Desktop command syntax but
one of setting up a channel from the outside world to your WinXP
PC:
1. You must know your external IP address. Is it static or dynamic?
2. You must give the WinXP Pro PC (the "client") a fixed internal
IP address.
3. You must create a tunnel in your router so that it directs all
port 3389 packets to the client's internal IP address.
4. You must make sure that the client's firewall does not block
port 3389 packets.

A good starting point would be to test the facility from one of
your WinXP home PCs.

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

To call from a remote location you need to use the public IP of your router,
ie. the IP assigned by your ISP. If your ISP provides a dynamic address a
good solution is to use a free dynamic naming service like No-IP.com that
maps a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or alias to your public IP. You
then call the FQDN versus the IP. I use No-IP.com and that works well for
me. Others use DyDNS, TZO, etc... Some free and some $$$$$...

http://www.no-ip.com

General help for Remote Desktop...

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

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[Millybags]

Guys, thanks for your prompt replies.
After following your advice, I've now configured my router to accept port
3389 to my XP Pro machine. I've then used the syntax x.x.x.x:3389 in the
Remote Desktop connection screen on my laptop. This connected to my XP Pro
machine (very quickly). I'm in heaven!!

Thanks for everyones replies.

Regards to all,
Steve

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

You don't even need the :3389 just the public IP or the FQDN...

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[Millybags]

Thanks for that Al - how cool is that?
Steve

You don't even need the :3389 just the public IP or the FQDN...

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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...