Using Remote Desktop Connection

  • Thread starter Thread starter NJITGS
  • Start date Start date
N

NJITGS

Can anyone tell me what information I emter where it asks me in RDA for
Computer and Domain and how I get this information?

Thank you for you time...

Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
 
Are you trying to connect to a home PC?

Is this over the public internet or locally over a LAN?

If its over a local LAN use the PCs private LAN IP address. You can get that
on the PC itself by going to "Start -> Run" and typing cmd in the window.
Then at the command line prompt type the command "ipconfig"...

If its over the public internet you can go to http://www.whatismyip.com and
get the address. Use that to call from a remote location. Remember that if
the PC is behind a firewall/router you need to forward/open TCP Port 3389.

Usually you can ignore the domain entry if your on a home LAN and in a work
group, ie. non-domain environment.

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
 
Yes, I am trying to figure out how to connect to my computer when I go away.
Both computers here and where I will be are Windows XP Home Edition SPII
home computers and I will be connecting via public internet with an
indentical DSL modem/connection at either end.

Will I still need to forward/open port 3389 even though both computers
Service Pack II firewalls settings are configured to allow Remote Desktop
connections? (Windows Firewal - Exceptions Tab, checked is Remote Desktop
and Remote Assistance) If so, would you kindly explain how I go about doing
so?

Thank you very much!

Elaine B-W
 
Well, if the PC you want to remotely access/control is an XP Home machine
then you can *NOT* use Remote Desktop. An alternative is UltraVNC. You can
get the UltraVNC server, client, encryption plug-in (VERY important) and XP
video driver (for the XP host/server machine only) from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

The UltraVNC forums for help...

http://forum.ultravnc.net/

In the case of UltraVNC you need to forward/open TCP Port 5900... If you
know the manufacturer and model of the DSL modem/router you can check the
PortForward.com site for help. Otherwise check the users manual...

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

The Windows Firewall...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875357#E0YC0ACAAA

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
 
If I can not use RDC to connect to another RDC computer, than what's the
point of it being installed with XP? It says in it's help menu that both
computers need to be XP computers...

Elaine
 
XP Home can *NOT* act as a Remote Desktop host...

XP Home can act as a Remote Desktop client...

Only XP Pro or Windows 2003/2000 Server running Terminal Server can act as a
host for Remote Desktop...

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
 
OK, so than it requires a server as I was explained in the other threads for
Remote Assistance. If that is the case than what is the purpose of having
Remote Desktop if someone has to be at both ends? If using Windows
Messenger there has to be someone at both computers, one to send the request
via WM and someone at the remote computer, also with WM to accept the
request.

What about that UltraVNC Server/Viewer previously mentioned? With it will I
be able to change settings and access all information on my computer from a
remote location without the need for someone to be infront of it?

BTW- Thank you beb for refering me to the Google Groups site, this is the
first that I have head of it and it looks very interesting.
 
Well looking back at posts you made in the past, with Google I might add,
you should be aware that Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance are two
completely different programs. With Remote Desktop you do *NOT* need anyone
at the remote end to give you permission to either view or control their PC.
You do with Remote Assistance.

With UltraVNC you do *NOT* need anyone in front of the remote PC to give you
permission to either view or control the PC. With UltraVNC you will have
complete control of the remote PC just like you were sitting in front of it
personally.

Please post UltraVNC questions to the UltraVNC forums that I pointed you to
earlier.

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
 
OK, this is as far as I was planning to go with questions about UltraVNC, I
can see that these MS groups are becoming more and more spammed with
irrelevant questions by the day. Thanks for the lead.

EB-W
 
Back
Top