Re: Can't remotely access using Win XP Pro

"lacnob" <inkwell5@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ab1156df-3f35-4d7b-970e-e9e1a6773b7b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Dec 14, 6:24 am, "Sooner Al [MVP]" <Soone...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"lacnob" <inkwe...@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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>I was able to do this years ago with Win98 but never have been able to
> do it with Win XP Pro and now need to. I've tried accessing my PC from
> a friends laptop & the local library but the error message is the
> same: "This page cannot be displayed." On my PC, I have run the
> ipconfig command to get the IP address. I actually tried the IP
> address and the Default Gateway IP address I got when I ran the
> ipconfig command. I have enabled Remote access/Desktop & firewall.
> From my friends laptop & the library, I typed in http:// my IP address/
> tsweb to no avail. What am I doing wrong?
> JB in CT Dec 07

Do you have TCP Port 80 (IIS) and TCP Port 3389 (RDP) forwarded/open on any
firewall/router your home PC is behind? Also note that many ISPs block TCP
Port 80 incoming to residential accounts. From your home machine you can
test both by going to thehttp://www.canyouseeme.orgsite.

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Hello,
I checked both of those ports using canyouseeme.org & both ports are
open. It did give me a different IP address than the ipconfig command
gave me but I already tried that address too to no avail. Any more
suggestions ?

JB in Ct

The IP to use is what was reported by the http://canyouseeme.org or http://www.whatismyip.com sites. That is the public IP assigned to you by your ISP. Both should be the same. Do you have IIS enabled on your home PC and does it have Remote Desktop enabled?

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/russel_02January14.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/northrup_03may16.mspx

http://www.petri.co.il/install_remote_desktp_web_connection_on_windows_xp.htm

Are you using a static LAN IP for your IIS/Remote Desktop XP host machine? If not perhaps the dynamic LAN IP has changed negating your port forwarding setup in your router.

Personally I think the web based method is more trouble that its worth.

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