Re: setting up RD without a VPN connection ?

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From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:02:05 -0400

Can the client ping the host machine?

Running with no firewall at all is risky.

Are you certain that there are no other software firewalls involved? Have
you checked that the IP address as seen by the host is the same IP address
as seen by going to :

http://whatismyip.com/

from the host--I'm trying to be sure that the ISP isn't running a
transparent proxy.

"Daniel Rascoe" <danielrascoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O70QMl0pEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The client cannot connect to the host. This is over the public internet.
> The client is in New Jersey. The host is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The
> connection in Brazil is very slow, sometimes as slow as 20 kbps with high
> ping times. The client is running Win2K SP4. The host is running WinXP Pro
> SP2. Remote Desktop is enabled in the remote tab of the system control
> panel. The client is using the remote desktop client software and is
> typing in the IP of the host to try to connect. Offhand I don't remember
> the exact text of the error message but it was generic sounding, "unable
> to estable a connection". The host has the windows firewall turned off.
> The host is directly connected to the internet and is not using a router.
> What other details would be helpful in diagnosing the problem?
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Daniel
>
> "Sooner Al" <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:OKaBkSzpEHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> What error or problem are you having? Be specific as possible. Is this
>> over a LAN? Is this over the public internet? Is Remote Desktop enabled
>> on the XP Pro box? How are you calling from the W2K box to the XP Pro
>> box, ie. using the IP of the XP box or a host name?
>>
>> If the XP Pro box is behind a firewall/NAT/router you need to open TCP
>> Port 3389. Call using the public IP of the firewall/NAT/router. Also, is
>> the SP2 Windows Firewall enabled? If so, you need to get into the
>> "Exceptions" window and configure Remote Desktop by checking the
>> checkbox.
>>
>> --
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
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>>
>> "Daniel Rascoe" <danielrascoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uWcXgOzpEHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>I want to remotely control a computer that has Windows XP Pro SP2 on it.
>>>I'd like to use remote desktop in the simpliest configuration. Can I use
>>>RD without a VPN connection? Should I be using something other than RD?
>>>FYI, the client computer is running windows 2000 pro SP4. I've followed
>>>the directions at
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx
>>> But I can't seem to get RD to work.
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>
>
>

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