Re: cannot connect to a host behind a router

I updated the firmware for the router and still same problem.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> dobraf wrote:
> > I have four computers at work which are all connected to a DI 604
> > router.
> > The one I'm trying to connect to has XP pro SP2. I've configured port
> > forwarding on the router to forward incoming RDC connections to port
> > 3389. The computer is at 192.168.0.101 on the LAN and that's the
> > location I've forworded it to. I also made Remote Desktop one of the
> > exceptions on Windows Firewall. I set up a new network connection on
> > the potential host for incoming connections. I configured users on
> > the host to allow for incoming connections to have the proper
> > permissions. All these steps I'm pretty sure were done correctly,
> > since I was able to connect to the host from a different client on
> > the LAN. However, I obviously missed something because when I try to
> > connect from outside the lan I get this error message:
> >
> > "The client could not connect to the remote computer.
> >
> > Remote connections might not be enabled or the computer might be too
> > busy to accept new connections. It is also possible that network
> > problems are preventing your connection.
> >
> > Please try connecting again later. If the problem continues to occur,
> > contact your administrator."
> >
> > by the way, that's me :(
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Check for updated firmware on your router first.. As the forwarding seems
> the obvious point of failure due to the fact you can connect via Remote
> Desktop internally.
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->
> --
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> getting into before you jump in with both feet.
>
>
>
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