Re: Selecting Remote Users
- From: nycnc <nycnc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:21:01 -0800
'Are you trying to connect to a public IP? (not a 192.168.xxx.xxx or
10.x.x.x address) when you remote?'
Not sure...I am using the ip address I got from going to ipconfig
192.168.1.xxx (according to my isp, it's not a static ip address)
The username for my work PC is administrator. Is this what I enter in
'Computer' when RDC opens?
I really feel that something is not configured the right way on my work
(host) PC. Not sure what it is.
"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
nycnc wrote:.
I have gone through every step in setting up a remote desktop
connection and still cannot get on.
I am trying to connect to my work PC (WINXP PRO) from my home PC
(WINXP PRO).
I have enabled 'Allow remote users to access computer', but I
think the reason for my troubles is that I do not know how to
'Select remote users'. It is only allowing me to select a user
from users already on my computer.
How do I add a remote user in order to access my work PC from
home?
Shenan Stanley wrote:
You don't.
The user account you select on the machine that is to be the host
for remote desktop has to be an account that can log into that
system locally - whether it is a domain or local account for that
system...
Can you describe better what you are seeing when you attempt to
connect?
Is there a firewall between you and work? A NAT device? Router?
nycnc wrote:
Thank you both very much for responding.
Al, my office consists of 2 computers hooked up to the internet via
a motorola high speed cable modem. It's my company.
Stanley, the error message I keep getting is the same every time:
'The client could not connect to the remote computer.
Remote connections might not be enabled or computer might be too
busy to accept new connections. It is also possible that 'network
problems' are affecting your connection.'
Quick question just to make sure I am doing everything correctly,
if I am the administrator on my work PC, which is a password
protected account, when I try signing on from my home PC via RDC,
what am I supposed to enter upon opening RDC?
Are you trying to connect to a public IP? (not a 192.168.xxx.xxx or
10.x.x.x address) when you remote?
Is your username 'administrator'?
You utilize whatever your actual username is.
On the machine in question - one way to find out is to open a Command Prompt
(start button --> RUN --> cmd --> OK) and type in 'set' (sans the quotes)
and press ENTER. You should get back a bunch of environment variables - one
is 'username' (near the bottom of the list) and it tells you what your
actual username is...
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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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