(I am the guy that posted Remote Desktop thread) Hi, I have found out that remote desktop connection and pcanywhere kinda stimulating.... is that true that if you have a router, you can not remote a computer outside your network or the outside computer can not connect to your computer? I have tried MS’s remote desktop guide, of cause no help at all. I was told… that you can’t use PcAnywhere or Remote Desktop connection if one of them is using a router (unless you purchase extra IP address in order to do so). Is that really true…I have been playing around with this things for awhile and find out it’s kinda interesting… please post comment and help Thank you

No its not true. You just need to port forward the proper ports in the router. IE RDP 3389 to the LAN IP of the PC your trying to connect to.

Tried that million times and I didn't work. Most ppl tried not just me, if you read my prevoius post; they have the same probelm even they set it up correctly

Think that one router has to have UPNP. PcAnywhere uses different ports. What you have to have is a router that you can enable a special forwarding rule. You would need to know the current IP address that your home system has. The other way is to use a dynamic dns setup to use a fqdn. Many routers also offer a sort of DMZ feature. You could try that but don't leave it open like that. You could also use msn messenger to do a similar thing. Don't forget to check your firewall settings. Your system might include a proxy that blocks terminal services packets. Also use web connection by this. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/northrup_03may16.mspx

Things you need yto do. Port forward the router 3389 to the LAN IP of the PC you want the connection to. Make sure your ISP is not blocking port 3389. Enable remote desktop/remote assist. You must have a password on the account to connect. Connect using the WAN IP of the router from outside the same LAN. (If you try to connect from with in the same LAN to the WAN IP on the router it will drop the conection. The ISP's router sees it as a loop back.)

I do it and it works just fine. See http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Aug/fea20030828021469.htm as it explains it quite nicely for inside and outside of the local network. My router was quite confusing but no problem in the end. I also use a software firewall so the first time I had to have someone at my PC (inside the lan) to create the rule to allow the connection. I used Windows XP Pro's Remote Desktop. Very simple once done. I went from my work's XP Pro machine to my home XP Pro machine two days ago. I did not have to enable Remote Assistance. You do have to have an account on the PC you are wanting to log into on the host PC and assign the authority to connect via the same panel where you enable Remote Desktop. Bryan