Remote Desktop; VPN; D-link DSL-504 router

[Mike Rigby]

Hey there!

I want to use my laptop (running windows xp pro), that i take away
with me, to remote desktop into a home computer (also on xp pro) which
is behind a D-link DSL-504 Router. I know i need to set up a VPN but i
dont understand how to set up my router. Any help would be much
appreciated. I have read that i need to enable the DMZ in the NAT to
allow direct connections to the computer on the LAN and use a software
firewall. I tried it but to no avail as i dont think i set up the rest
of the router settings properly


The easiest thing to do would be to go thru my router settings:-

So does anyone have a list of ports i would need to redirect (TCP &
UDP) and where to (the internal ip of my home computer on the LAN)?

What Layer 2 Filtering do i want? (The ones not selected are: IP
Broadcast; RARP; IEEE 802.1Q packet)

DHCP is disabled

Do i want to use 'IP Masquerade Pass Through' for both IPsec and PPTP?

Do i need anything in 'Static Route Configuration'?

What about in 'Advanced Filtering & Firewall'?

RIP??? Both ethernet and my ISP are set to send and accept none!

UPnP is enabled


I realise there are a lot of questions here and not all the answers to
them will be relevant but i

would really appreciate any help, hints or ideas you have!


Cheers,

Mike

miker (at) 37 (dot) com

 

[Charles May]

Mike,
Since you are using XP Professional on your "Server" PC here are two options
for you.

The first is to use Remote Desktop. This method will allow you to connect
and see your computer as if you were sitting right
at the desk. It is pretty fast with a broadband connection but I have heard
that even using dialup, it isn't a bad option.

You will need to forward port 3389 in your router to the internal ip address
of your home pc. In my DLink 604 this section is
under the Firewall settings but it may be labeled Port Forwarding or
something similiar on your router.

Basically you are opening this connection up in the firewall by telling it
that when a connection tries to use port 3389 to allow it through and send
it to your machine.
Typically you will forward it to an IP address like 192.168.0.???.

You will also have to go into the Remote tab in the properties of "My
Computer" and check the box labled: Allow users to connect remotely to this
computer.
Click the Select Remote Users button and add your Login ID and Password to
the list.

When you are ready to connect, you would go to Start|All
Programs|Accessories|Communications|Remote Desktop Connection

Enter your homes public IP address and when prompted, enter your userid and
password. After a few seconds, you should see your homes desktop where you
can
do what you need.

The second VPN options that you were talking about can be done by following
these two links. One sets up the server (Your Home PC) and the other the
client, (Your Laptop)

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

Again, you will need to setup Port Forwarding in your router for the
specified port and also turn on PPTP Passthrough or Allow VPN Connection.

Setting your home PC into a DMZ is not advisable since it basically disables
your routers NAT firewall protection. If you have a software firewall
installed, you will have to allow either of these methods access through it
also.

Hope this helps

Charlie

 

[Mike Rigby]

Charles!

You will need to forward port 3389 in your router to the internal ip address
of your home pc.

You're an absolute gem! That was very simple and worked like a charm!
I'm connected to my home pc as I type! I think i'll leave the VPN
option until i have more time - but when i do i can connect to my home
pc using remote desktop and can setup the VPN on that side!
Fantastic!!!

Cheers mate you've been a great help! I can't thank you enough! Just
brilliant!

~Mike

 

[Sooner Al]

If you want to setup a VPN look at these pages. Note that Remote Desktop is encrypted the same so
there really is no need to do this from an encryption standpoint.

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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[Charles May]

Cool,
Glad I could help

Charlie

Charles!


You're an absolute gem! That was very simple and worked like a charm!
I'm connected to my home pc as I type! I think i'll leave the VPN
option until i have more time - but when i do i can connect to my home
pc using remote desktop and can setup the VPN on that side!
Fantastic!!!

Cheers mate you've been a great help! I can't thank you enough! Just
brilliant!

~Mike