Connect to remote machine over the internet

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I am evaluating Windows XP remote connection software for connecting to
remote machines (hosts) which connect to the internet with a analog modem
from jobsites, or a low speed IDSL. All machines running windows xp pro
sp1a. The client machine is on a LAN subnet of a WAN connected to the
internet via a T1 with a Windows 2000 server domain. I went through the
Getting Started walk through on Microsoft's site at the following link:

http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gomobile/remotedesktop/de
fault.asp

And I having no luck. Can I use the remote desktop connection this way? If
so, What should I check or what might I be doing wrong? Any help is
appreciated. :)
 
Sure...I did this with my old dialup ISP. The trick is knowing the IP at the host end, which in most
cases is dynamically assigned. One solution is to use a dynamic naming services that map a fully
qualified domain name to the IP. In my case I use a FREE service from No-IP.com. The No-IP.com
software runs on one of my XP Pro boxes and on a time schedule basis contacts the No-IP.com servers.
The No-IP.com servers then know what your IP is and maps that to a fully qualified domain name. That
information is then propagated over the public internet. You can then call your PC using the fully
qualified domain name. It works very well.

http://www.no-ip.com

Others, some free and some $$$$...

http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com/ow.asp?Remote_Network_Home/Connections

Another solution, particularly for the dialup hosts, is to call direct into the XP box which is
acting as a RAS server.

Configure RAS on Windows XP

Configure the desktop computer for incoming connections

1. Click Start, and then Control Panel.

2. Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and pick the Network Connections icon.

3. Double-click Make New Connection for the New Connection Wizard.

4. Select Advanced Connection under Network Connection Type and click Next.

4. Select Accept incoming connections and click Next.

5. Select the modem from the list of devices, and click Next.

6. Select either of the options for allowing Virtual Private Connections, and click Next.

7. Check the users you want to be able to authenticate when connecting to the desktop from the
device, and click Next.

8. Ensure the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box is selected, click Next, and then Finish.

Call the phone number of the modem the PC is connected to from the remote PC...

Make sure your modem is setup for Auto Answer...

In any case, if your running firewall software on the host you also need to open TCP Port 3389...

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Sooner said:
Sure...I did this with my old dialup ISP. The trick is knowing the IP
at the host end, which in most cases is dynamically assigned. One
solution is to use a dynamic naming services that map a fully
qualified domain name to the IP. In my case I use a FREE service
from No-IP.com. The No-IP.com software runs on one of my XP Pro boxes
and on a time schedule basis contacts the No-IP.com servers. The
No-IP.com servers then know what your IP is and maps that to a fully
qualified domain name. That information is then propagated over the
public internet. You can then call your PC using the fully qualified
domain name. It works very well.

http://www.no-ip.com

Others, some free and some $$$$...

http://www.remotenetworktechnology.com/ow.asp?Remote_Network_Home/Conn
ections

Another solution, particularly for the dialup hosts, is to call
direct into the XP box which is acting as a RAS server.

Configure RAS on Windows XP

Configure the desktop computer for incoming connections

1. Click Start, and then Control Panel.

2. Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and pick the
Network Connections icon.

3. Double-click Make New Connection for the New Connection Wizard.

4. Select Advanced Connection under Network Connection Type and
click Next.

4. Select Accept incoming connections and click Next.

5. Select the modem from the list of devices, and click Next.

6. Select either of the options for allowing Virtual Private
Connections, and click Next.

7. Check the users you want to be able to authenticate when
connecting to the desktop from the device, and click Next.

8. Ensure the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box is selected,
click Next, and then Finish.

Call the phone number of the modem the PC is connected to from the
remote PC...

Make sure your modem is setup for Auto Answer...

In any case, if your running firewall software on the host you also
need to open TCP Port 3389...
Click to expand...

Thanks for all of the great info Al! :) It seems as though this advice is
exactly what I needed. I'll give it a spin and see how it works for us.
 
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