CORRECTION #2 Re: Remote Desktop from Work to Home

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 03/05/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 08:29:06 -0600

Belay that... The correct news server address is...

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.broadbandnet.hardware

Sorry about that...I'll get it right eventually..:-) 

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    Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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"Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:u9Wrh1rAEHA.3308@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Additionally, here is long thread concerning the same issue from another user on the
> news://msnews.micosoft.com/microsoft.public.broadbandnet.hardware news group...
>
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&frame=right&th=224db61fc5d187ce&seekm=2c3e01c3e149%24032b2fd0%24a501280a%40phx.gbl#link1
>
> -- 
>     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...
>
> "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eZ$0HxrAEHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > If the telnet test fails then its probably a router issue, particularly since you can connect
> > internally on your home LAN. Obviously TCP Port 3389 is not blocked outbound by your work
network
> > administrators and your ISP does not block TCP Port 3389 inbound (highly unlikely anyway) since
> you
> > coworker can RD to his home.
> >
> > Are you?
> >
> > 1. Running the latest firmware on the MN-620 router?
> > 2. Sure, double sure, triple sure...sure that you have the MN-620 router configured correctly
for
> > port forwarding?
> > 3. Sure, double sure, triple sure...sure that you are calling the correct public IP for your
> router?
> >
> > Anyway to temporarily borrow a friends router, ie. of a different manufacturer and/or model, to
> > test?
> >
> > -- 
> >     Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
> >
> > Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
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> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
> >
> > "Tom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:A8C7BAF4-4BA2-4898-A676-A11EB20886C4@microsoft.com...
> > > Tried the telnet test, didn't work, I can remote desktop to my other pcs in the LAN but not
from
> > work, I can ping from work to my home pc no problem, also another guy here at work has the same
> ISP
> > and he can use Remote Desktop from here, the only difference is I have a Microsoft router he has
a
> > different router.  Any other suggestions?
> > >
> > >      ----- Sooner Al wrote: -----
> > >
> > >      Well, presuming you can open and forward ports through your MN-620 then you might try
this
> > telnet
> > >      test to see if you can pinpoint the problem area...
> > >
> > >      http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q187628
> > >
> > >      Call using the public IP of the router.
> > >
> > >      Can you test Remote Desktop access on your local home LAN to make sure it works? That
would
> > narrow
> > >      down the problem to the router or perhaps TCP Port 3389 being blocked outbound by your
work
> > >      network...
> > >
> > >      FYI, I just looked at the users manual for the MN-620 (which downloaded from MS) and
could
> > not find
> > >      anything concerning port forwarding.
> > >      -- 
> > >          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...
> > >
> > >      "Tom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >      news:6fac01c40226$3bfb1520$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > >      > I can't get my MN-620 router to let me connect from my
> > >      > work network to my home network, I can ping my pc at home
> > >      > no problem and I can do a tracert too, nslookup works fine
> > >      > also, I have all the ports open, etc.  any suggestions
> > >      >> Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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