remote desktop via router using XP

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Hi, i am having major drama setting up remote desktop connection via a router
using Windows XP Pro. i have set up port forwarding on 3389 to point the home
pc within my home network. i don't know if i have to allow or give
permissions to the remote pc, if so i don't know how to do this. I must be
missing something. I have read about 3 articles but not success. im basically
looking for the best way to connect to my computer from an outside pc using
xp via a netgear router so i can download my files to the remote pc or read
information on my pc at home. i am trying to do this with out client software
loaded onto remote pc's. can someone please point me in the right direction.
 
Well with Remote Desktop web connection the remote PC will have to have an
ActiveX control installed. You would need to be an administrator to do that.
Keep in mind you need both TCP Port 80 (IIS) and TCP Port 3389 (RDP) open on
any firewall between your home PC and the internet.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/284931
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/russel_02January14.mspx

Beyond that this page may help with basic Remote Desktop issues...

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

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Joe said:
Hi, i am having major drama setting up remote desktop connection
via a router using Windows XP Pro. i have set up port forwarding on
3389 to point the home pc within my home network. i don't know if i
have to allow or give permissions to the remote pc, if so i don't
know how to do this. I must be missing something. I have read about
3 articles but not success. im basically looking for the best way
to connect to my computer from an outside pc using xp via a netgear
router so i can download my files to the remote pc or read
information on my pc at home. i am trying to do this with out
client software loaded onto remote pc's. can someone please point
me in the right direction.
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Technically - here is what *you* would need...

1) Setup port forwarding on the router so that requests to 3389 on the
public IP address of your router forward to the internal IP address of the
machine in question.
2) Remote desktop enabled on the machine in question.
3) A user that is in the administrators group *or* in the remote desktop
users group that *has* a password assigned to them for logon.
4) Port 3389 allowed through the software firewall,
5) In order for it to work external to your router - you must know the
external IP address of your router and/or set it up with a Dynamic DNS
service (like dyndns.org) so you only have to remember the name (like
joeblack.dyndns.org) and enter that into the external machines's remote
desktop client.

Essentially - that is it.

Which part is stopping you? What error messages are you seeing? etc.
 
when i try to do a remote connect from the remote pc, it won't find the host
desktop ip address. do i have to allow a remote users group? did i read that
properly, if so how do i do this. i didn't see that group available.
 
Shenan Stanley wrote:
Joe said:
Hi, i am having major drama setting up remote desktop connection
via a router using Windows XP Pro. i have set up port forwarding
on 3389 to point the home pc within my home network. i don't know
if i have to allow or give permissions to the remote pc, if so i
don't know how to do this. I must be missing something. I have
read about 3 articles but not success. im basically looking for
the best way to connect to my computer from an outside pc using
xp via a netgear router so i can download my files to the remote
pc or read information on my pc at home. i am trying to do this
with out client software loaded onto remote pc's. can someone
please point me in the right direction.
Click to expand...
Technically - here is what *you* would need...

1) Setup port forwarding on the router so that requests to 3389 on
the public IP address of your router forward to the internal IP
address of the machine in question.
2) Remote desktop enabled on the machine in question.
3) A user that is in the administrators group *or* in the remote
desktop users group that *has* a password assigned to them for
logon. 4) Port 3389 allowed through the software firewall,
5) In order for it to work external to your router - you must know
the external IP address of your router and/or set it up with a
Dynamic DNS service (like dyndns.org) so you only have to remember
the name (like joeblack.dyndns.org) and enter that into the
external machines's remote desktop client.

Essentially - that is it.

Which part is stopping you? What error messages are you seeing?
etc.
Click to expand...

Joe said:
when i try to do a remote connect from the remote pc, it won't find
the host desktop ip address. do i have to allow a remote users
group? did i read that properly, if so how do i do this. i didn't
see that group available.
Click to expand...

First - in order to get the initial connection - no - you do not need a user
in the Remote Desktop Users group/Administrators group.

Are you entering the public IP of your router when trying to connect from
outside your network?
Are you entering the private IP of your machine when trying to connect
within your network?
Do you have Port 3389 allowed through your software firewall?
 
i get the public address with 'my ip address' is this the correct address? i
can't login intially to get to be able to enter the private ip of the router.
i have port forwarding on my router pointing to my internal address eg.
192.162.0.0. and i have remote desktop allowed in firewall which allows port
3389 to pass through. i have seen on posts addresses entered in the initial
connection something like this.. 164.85.87.26:8080. with ports assigned to
the address, does this have anything to do with it?
 
i don't get an initial connection to be able to put in the private address. i
get the public address through 'myipaddress', is this the correct one?
firewall is configured to allow remote desktop which allows port 3389 to pass
through. port forwarding in the router is setup to point to one of the
internal pc address eg. 168.192.0.0
 
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