William said:
I would like to know if I am in my office and need files from my XP
Home computer using RDP Ports 3389 and 443 how would I set up the
Home system to accept it. The Home system connects to a router so I
need to know using upnp port forwarding which IP address to set up
the ports on I assume the Home system. Home system and work system
both have routers and WLOC.
You can't connect to XP Home using Remote Desktop; that feature is
available only in Pro (and MCE, I think).You could, however, use
something like TightVNC. Google for it. If you don't have a static
public IP at home, look at
www.dyndns.com so you can find the home
network from the internet.
I don't recommend UPnP, by the way. Set your router manually.
Patrick said:
By using another remote access program like VNC.
Unfortunately that won't help with Remote Desktop as the Remote
Desktop is not part of and not supported with XP Home.
Use the ports specified for the remote access program you decide on.
William said:
Ok...I should just upgrade the Home System to XP Pro I can do
that so if both systems use XP Pro which end needs to have the
ports configured?
Shenan said:
Only if you like spending money instead of using the free options
you have been presented with in these responses. ;-)
William said:
It is not that I like spending money it is the fact that work
already set aside for RDP and adding software to a computer from a
corporation is very hard to get them to accept. It is easier to
upgrade the Home System to Pro
I believe you have a fundamental misunderstanding (from not reading up on
what was said on your own) of what could happen OR you don't want to put the
energy into trying VNC. In either case - I assure you that although the
upgrade from Home to Professional is one of the easiest and minor of
upgrades, it can cause issues - which could take up more of your time than
this alternative.
The suggestions thusfar (see above) have been essentially to do the upgrade
to your computer (Windows XP Professional upgrade version or retail version
would be needed to upgrade and not clean install) or to use some form of VNC
(TightVNC was listed, I will throw in UltraVNC - you said you wanted to
transfer files from home while at work.)
The VNC suggestion is good because nothing has to be *installed* on the
computer you are utilizing to remote TO the other computer. Yes, something
(the server side) has to be installed on the computer you are remoting INTO,
but on the other - you merely have to have the viewer executable copied
someplace you have access to. You can carry it (the viewer or client)
around on a thumb drive and if the computer allows you to execute it (most
will) - then you can use it to connect to any computer setup properly with
the server component...
So - since your Home PC is looking like it was bought by you and the work
machine is likely not bought by you *and* it is probably somewhat locked
down, the most inexpensive option for you is to attempt to utilize the FREE
UltraVNC package. IMHO. UltraVNC would need to be installed as a service
on your computer (Windows XP Home, at home) and the proper ports forwarded
on your router and the proper ports opened on your software firewall.
(Usually ports 5800 and 5900.)
Help is available on the web page for the product you choose. They even
point out on the downloads web page (for the tightvnc product suggested
previously) exactly what I am saying about the viewer *not* requiring
installation...
http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html
tightvnc-1.3.9_x86_viewer.zip 241,484 Viewer executable, does not
require installation
Yes - it will take some reading and configuration on your part (which you
have already done for Remote Desktop despite having Windows XP Home
Edition) - but it will be worth it. BTW - the reason I suggested UltraVNC
instead of TightVNC... You mentioned wanting to get files from the Home
PC... UltraVNC has file transfer capabilities built in... However - you
could just as easily remote into your computer with TightVNC and email the
files you need to yourself. ;-)
BTW - for a normal office, it is doubltful they are blocking *your* requests
to the outside world and the responses that generates - so you would have to
do nothing to your computer or their network in either case (Remote Desktop
or VNC given that they do not secure their networks from your externally
directed requests to whatever.)
