Access to home PC while travelling

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John

I have a XP home PC connected to the Internet by cable
modem though my ISP. I have a dial-up account to my ISP
for when I'm travelling. Can I use the dial-up from my
laptop to tunnel through my ISP to my home-office
computer while away from home?

JS
 
When you say XP home PC--does that mean Windows XP, Home edition?

If so, unfortunately, the Remote Desktop feature we support here isn't
available to you--it's only available on Windows XP Professional edition.

(You have an accessories, communications, menu item for Remote Desktop
Connection, but that allows you to connect to another machine--not have
others connect to you.)

There are alternatives--NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing--on XP, do Start,
run, conf <enter> to get NetMeeting going, and look into that feature.
 
Bill,

Sorry, I should have been more specific. I have XP
Professional on my office PC (which is at home).

John
 
Then look at Remote Desktop. Its designed exactly for this purpose...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx

If the PC is behind a firewall/NAT/router make sure TCP Port 3389 is open. Call using the public IP
of the firewall/NAT/router...

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I am using Norton Internet Security personal firewall.
It is new and I'm unfamiliar with all its hidden
recesses. Where do I find out whether TCP Port 3389 is
open and what the public IP address of the firewall is?

John
-----Original Message-----
Then look at Remote Desktop. Its designed exactly for this purpose...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstar ted/remoteintro.mspx

If the PC is behind a firewall/NAT/router make sure TCP
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Port 3389 is open. Call using the public IP
of the firewall/NAT/router...
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group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
 
Well, I don't use NIS so I can't speak to that other than to look at these pages from Symantec that
may or may not help you getting TCP Port 3389 open on the firewall...

http://tinyurl.com/35j3p
http://tinyurl.com/2v9dx

That presumes you enabled Remote Desktop access on the PC...

If your PC is connected directly to the public internet you can get the IP by running "ipconfig
/all" from the "Start -> Run" command line or by going to either of these web sites...

http://www.whatismyip.com/
http://checkip.dyndns.org/

If your PC is behind a physical firewall/NAT/router then forget about the ipconfig command and use
one of the two web sites I pointed you to...

--
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...
 
Thanks Al,

I now have remote access operating (with your help) and
tested.

many thanks.

john
-----Original Message-----
Well, I don't use NIS so I can't speak to that other
Click to expand...
than to look at these pages from Symantec that
may or may not help you getting TCP Port 3389 open on the firewall...

http://tinyurl.com/35j3p
http://tinyurl.com/2v9dx

That presumes you enabled Remote Desktop access on the PC...

If your PC is connected directly to the public internet
Click to expand...
you can get the IP by running "ipconfig
/all" from the "Start -> Run" command line or by going
Click to expand...
to either of these web sites...
http://www.whatismyip.com/
http://checkip.dyndns.org/

If your PC is behind a physical firewall/NAT/router then
Click to expand...
forget about the ipconfig command and use
one of the two web sites I pointed you to...
Click to expand...
group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
 
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