Remote Desktop & Linksys

[raj]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Hello All,

I am trying to connect to my work PC running XP professional from home
which runs the same OS. Remote Desktop is enabled and it works fine
when i try to connect from other PCs at work, which are ofcourse on
the same subnet.

When i try connecting from my home PC, which is behind a Linksys
router (WRT54G), i cannot make the connection. I tried disabling the
XP and zonealarm firewalls running on my office pc, nothing helped.

I have the firewall and DHCP enabled on the router at home. My IP
address is in the 192.168.X.X range. I tried ping and traceroute, that
didn't work either. Other than that i don't have a problem getting to
any other websites, do secure shell connections etc.

Will port forwarding help in this case? I thought it makes sense when
i am trying to connect to a PC behind the router. But mine is the
other way around.

I would really appreciate any help / pointers in this matter.

Thanks in advance.

- Raj

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

If the office PC is behind a firewall/NAT/router then TCP Port 3389 would need to be open in order
for you to access the desktop via RD. How is the office PC connected to the public internet?

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"Raj" <rajmen73@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6fd8c1ca.0407220558.4d494692@posting.google.com...
> Hello All,
>
> I am trying to connect to my work PC running XP professional from home
> which runs the same OS. Remote Desktop is enabled and it works fine
> when i try to connect from other PCs at work, which are ofcourse on
> the same subnet.
>
> When i try connecting from my home PC, which is behind a Linksys
> router (WRT54G), i cannot make the connection. I tried disabling the
> XP and zonealarm firewalls running on my office pc, nothing helped.
>
> I have the firewall and DHCP enabled on the router at home. My IP
> address is in the 192.168.X.X range. I tried ping and traceroute, that
> didn't work either. Other than that i don't have a problem getting to
> any other websites, do secure shell connections etc.
>
> Will port forwarding help in this case? I thought it makes sense when
> i am trying to connect to a PC behind the router. But mine is the
> other way around.
>
> I would really appreciate any help / pointers in this matter.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> - Raj

 

[raj]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Found a fix for this problem. It was my broadband phone adapter. I had
it connected between the cable modem and the router. Moved the
connections so that the router connects directly to the cable modem
and the broadband phone adapter connects to the router. It works now !

Thanks Al.

- Raj

"Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message news:<#TnzmX$bEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> If the office PC is behind a firewall/NAT/router then TCP Port 3389 would need to be open in order
> for you to access the desktop via RD. How is the office PC connected to the public internet?
>
> --
> 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...
>
> "Raj" <rajmen73@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6fd8c1ca.0407220558.4d494692@posting.google.com...
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am trying to connect to my work PC running XP professional from home
> > which runs the same OS. Remote Desktop is enabled and it works fine
> > when i try to connect from other PCs at work, which are ofcourse on
> > the same subnet.
> >
> > When i try connecting from my home PC, which is behind a Linksys
> > router (WRT54G), i cannot make the connection. I tried disabling the
> > XP and zonealarm firewalls running on my office pc, nothing helped.
> >
> > I have the firewall and DHCP enabled on the router at home. My IP
> > address is in the 192.168.X.X range. I tried ping and traceroute, that
> > didn't work either. Other than that i don't have a problem getting to
> > any other websites, do secure shell connections etc.
> >
> > Will port forwarding help in this case? I thought it makes sense when
> > i am trying to connect to a PC behind the router. But mine is the
> > other way around.
> >
> > I would really appreciate any help / pointers in this matter.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > - Raj

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Thanks for the feedback. That may help others in the future...

--
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...

"Raj" <rajmen73@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:6fd8c1ca.0407250526.27bfe878@posting.google.com...
> Found a fix for this problem. It was my broadband phone adapter. I had
> it connected between the cable modem and the router. Moved the
> connections so that the router connects directly to the cable modem
> and the broadband phone adapter connects to the router. It works now !
>
> Thanks Al.
>
> - Raj
>
> "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:<#TnzmX$bEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
>> If the office PC is behind a firewall/NAT/router then TCP Port 3389 would need to be open in
>> order
>> for you to access the desktop via RD. How is the office PC connected to the public internet?
>>
>> --
>> 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...
>>
>> "Raj" <rajmen73@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:6fd8c1ca.0407220558.4d494692@posting.google.com...
>> > Hello All,
>> >
>> > I am trying to connect to my work PC running XP professional from home
>> > which runs the same OS. Remote Desktop is enabled and it works fine
>> > when i try to connect from other PCs at work, which are ofcourse on
>> > the same subnet.
>> >
>> > When i try connecting from my home PC, which is behind a Linksys
>> > router (WRT54G), i cannot make the connection. I tried disabling the
>> > XP and zonealarm firewalls running on my office pc, nothing helped.
>> >
>> > I have the firewall and DHCP enabled on the router at home. My IP
>> > address is in the 192.168.X.X range. I tried ping and traceroute, that
>> > didn't work either. Other than that i don't have a problem getting to
>> > any other websites, do secure shell connections etc.
>> >
>> > Will port forwarding help in this case? I thought it makes sense when
>> > i am trying to connect to a PC behind the router. But mine is the
>> > other way around.
>> >
>> > I would really appreciate any help / pointers in this matter.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > - Raj