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Reply to message from "DotCom" <No@nospam.com> (Wed, 01 Jun 2005 16:42:51) about "Re:
Stupid Newbie question...":
> Hmmm just when I was soooo proud of myself setting up a LAN (wireless even) and then
> getting RDP to work and just when I thought I knew everything, you hit me with this!
> LOL Okay, looks like I've got some reading to do. All this is quite Greek to me. But
> just so that I understand, that fact that I have successfully set up RDP over my LAN
> is * NOT* sufficient in order to be able to use RDP in a remote location. Is that
> correct? I have to set up additional configurations like the ones you have provided
> below. Correct? dotcom
> "Sooner Al [MVP]"
> <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message news:
> %23BGeFluZFHA.3400@tk2msftngp13. phx.gbl...
>> You can do that...Setup port forwarding in the router for TCP Port
>> 3389 to the static private LAN IP for the desktop...You would call using the public IP
>> of the router or a fully qualified domain name...
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ RemoteDesktop/
>> RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooti ng.html
>> Additionally you can run Remote Desktop through a SSH or VPN tunnel for added
>> security...See the following for help with SSH....
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/
>> RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html
>> ...or these pages for help setting up a PPTP VPN tunnel...
>> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/ networking/xp_vpn_server.htm http://
>> www.onecomputerguy.com/ networking/xp_vpn.htm
>> Personally I use the SSH method...
>> --
>> 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...
>> "DotCom" <No@nospam.com> wrote in message news:Oi5S%23GuZFHA.
>> 1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> ...I just got my first laptop and I have successfully set up my desktop and laptop
>>> with RDP and they can see each other fine. My desktop is hard wired to a Netgear
>>> Wireless Router and the laptop is connected to the router wirelessly. They can see
>>> each other fine on both the LAN and using RDP. My question is, if I were to take my
>>> laptop say out of town and use the hotel internet service, can the laptop still log
>>> onto my desktop just as it is or do I have to also configure the internet RDP
>>> thingie? I am complete new to all this so please reply in the most simplest terms.
>>> Thank you.
At a minimum you need to forward TCP Port 3389 through your router to access your PC from
a remote site...
http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm
Call using using the public IP of the router or a fully qualified domain name...
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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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