connecting remotely to another computer both behind natting firewalls

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Dave

Hello,
I've got an xp box and i need to connect to a friend's xp box so i can
assist him with his computer. Both of us are behind firewalls, mine does
natting, i'm assuming his does as well. Does anyone have a method where we
can connect? And ports on each firewall that will need to be open?
Thanks.
Dave.
 
Dave said:
Hello,
I've got an xp box and i need to connect to a friend's xp box so i can
assist him with his computer. Both of us are behind firewalls, mine does
natting, i'm assuming his does as well. Does anyone have a method where we
can connect? And ports on each firewall that will need to be open?
Thanks.
Dave.
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He needs to forward/open TCP Port 3389 on any firewall and/or router his PC
is behind. You would call his PC using the public IP of the router, ie. the
IP assigned by his ISP.

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

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