Re: setting up RD without a VPN connection ?

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 06:10:29 -0500

Yep your friend is correct. It appears the PC your trying to connect to is behind a
firewall/NAT/router somewhere...

How is the PC your trying to connect to in Brazil accessing the public internet? Ie. a broadband
cable/DSL link or a dialup link or what? 

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"Daniel Rascoe" <danielrascoe@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:uQ0WET6pEHA.376@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>A friend of mine said
> "Reserved IP addresses for private networks
> 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
> 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
> 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
> Yes. That is non-routable.
> Therefore you cannot be a server.
> unless they forward all 3389 ports to you."
>
> Daniel
> ----------------------------------------------
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message 
> news:OLiQIJ1pEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> 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)
>>>>
>>>> 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...
>>>>
>>>> "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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