Remote desktop for dummies (me :( )

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Gazzaa

Please excuse all the stupid questions...

(I'm running at my place: XP Pro, 256k ADSL, NIS 2004)
What i want to do is connect to my computer from anyone elses computer I may
be on, (most of the computers that i'd like to connect from are running win
XP home/professional and connect to the net using mainly dial-up or
sometimes ADSL).
Reason for this is I'm a forgetful person and when i goto fix friends
computers in remote country areas I forget some files and it's a pain in the
a$$ to go back home (min 3-5 hour trip sometimes)

Long story short:

1. how can i st my computer up to be accessed from anywhere?
2. what steps would i have to go through to connect to my computer from a
remote location?

Things i do know:
1. it's alot harder than it looks :|
2. Since my computer is running NIS2004 I know i need to leave a port open
so the computer can be accessed...
"For Remote Desktop you need to open TCP Port 3389." <-do i set that for TDP
to and from that port? Remote or local settings for my home computer?


Things I'm not sure of:
1. if i leave my computer on does my ISP reset my IP or does it change when
i shut down my computer?

Thanks for everyones patience and understanding, I can answer any questions
required. :-S


gazz
 
Actually its quite easy...

Yes you would need TCP Port 3389 open on the NIS firewall. Consult the user guide or the Norton
support web site on how to do that. I don't run NIS so I can't help beyond that...

Look at this page that details how to install the client and run a RD session...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gomobile/remotedesktop/default.asp

As far as your ISP assigning an IP dynamically...Look at using a dynamic naming service to map the
IP to a known fully qualified domain name. 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 my current public IP (DHCP assigned by my
ISP) is and maps that to a fully qualified domain name. That information is then propagated over the
public internet. I then call the destination PC, from a remote location, using the fully qualified
domain name. It works very well for me using
Remote Desktop or a PPTP VPN link.

http://www.no-ip.com

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

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

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