Re: Connect to More Than 1 Computer On A Network?


"John Ciccone" <johnrc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Give each host a unique port number.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306759/


Thank you. Unfortunately, this just won't work for me. I think the problem
is in the Linksys router configuration page. I can log into any computer
as
long as I change the IP address on the Linksys port forwarding page. But
the
idea is to be able to select which computer I log into via Remote Desktop.

I'm able to change the (listening) port of one of the machines in RegEdit.
But trying to hook up with Remote Desktop by adding colon + the new port
doesn't work. Can't connect.

I spent an hour on the phone with Linksys and I don't even think they knew
what I was talking about. I go into their config page and add port
forwarding to cover the other computer. To no avail.

Any idea on how to get some help with this one?


You also have to open the non-standard ports in the firewall software
on the hosts. You need a separate entry in the router's forwarding
table for each computer that you want to access. It works fine.
I do it all of the time. I also don't use the default port (or anything
near it). Are you trying to connect to multiple machines at work
from home? If that is the case, it's the router at work that needs
to have the port forwarding table set up. Most companies would
not allow that. The company I worked for, before I retired, had a
VPN set up which allowed me to put my home computer directly
on the network at work.


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