Need help with Remote Desktop / Vista...

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frankmcma

On my office machine I have Windows Vista Ultimate, on my laptop I have
Windows XP Home (on the laptop I have downloaded the most recent Desktop
Connection Program)

If I am within my wireless network, i can input my computer and password
into my laptop and remote desktop works great on my laptop, Vista screen
pops right up on my laptop. However when I am at a coffee shop and try to
dial in to my office computer, it does not work. I tried computer name, my
computers IP address, etc...nothing worked.

Any ideas? I want to log in remotely to vista at my office from my XP
laptop. Any settings I am missing?

Thanks!

Frank
 
Lots of good info and I found a site on there:
http://www.portforward.com/default.htm Which has one solution which involves
about 25 steps and creating a static IP and etc..etc...

I have to say..if I am a business user who just purchased Windows Vista and
wants to use Remote Desktop..should I need to be an IT guy and spend time
researching info on this and reprogramming my system(s) for a half hour?

Honestly...I thought it would be a bit easier than this. It worked fine with
XP Pro

Any other solutions out there?

Frank
 
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