Remotely accessing a work computer from home...

I have a client that uses an XP Pro machine at work. THis machine has a full
time broadband connection via high speed (DSL) to the internet through Bell
Sympatico here in Canada. This woman needs to be able to connect to this
machine from her home PC periodically in the evenings to do some work on the
accounting system. She to has an XPO machine with a full time high speed
broadband connection using Bell Sympatico as well.

I know I could set up remote assistance on this machine, but is there a
better way I could have her connect to this machine to work on it using the
broadband connection that is active? Could I use RDP somehow to connect?
What IP would I use because her DSL modem has an IP assigned in the
192.168.xx.xx range and then dynamically assignes her own machine an
address... So I would need to know what address to use to get to the
external side of that actual DSL modem and then would ahve to direct traffic
to the 192.168.xx.xx address of her computer!

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about this or offer some other
ideas?

Thanks,

Brad

Carey
Wed May 17 11:09:16 CDT 2006

Get started using Remote Desktop with Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx

GoToMyPC
http://wurl.ca/?r=2x

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Brad Pears" wrote:

| I have a client that uses an XP Pro machine at work. THis machine has a full
| time broadband connection via high speed (DSL) to the internet through Bell
| Sympatico here in Canada. This woman needs to be able to connect to this
| machine from her home PC periodically in the evenings to do some work on the
| accounting system. She to has an XPO machine with a full time high speed
| broadband connection using Bell Sympatico as well.
|
| I know I could set up remote assistance on this machine, but is there a
| better way I could have her connect to this machine to work on it using the
| broadband connection that is active? Could I use RDP somehow to connect?
| What IP would I use because her DSL modem has an IP assigned in the
| 192.168.xx.xx range and then dynamically assignes her own machine an
| address... So I would need to know what address to use to get to the
| external side of that actual DSL modem and then would ahve to direct traffic
| to the 192.168.xx.xx address of her computer!
|
| Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about this or offer some other
| ideas?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Brad

Sooner
Wed May 17 11:17:22 CDT 2006

If its just straight up Remote Desktop you might look at this page for
help...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html

Call work using the public IP of the PC or if the PC is behind a
firewall/router you need to call using the public IP of the firewall/router
and you also need TCP Port 3389 forwarded/opened on the firewall/router to
the work PCs private LAN IP address.

If your running a server or domain at work others can speak to that...

--
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Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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"Brad Pears" <donotreply@notreal.com> wrote in message
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>I have a client that uses an XP Pro machine at work. THis machine has a
>full time broadband connection via high speed (DSL) to the internet through
>Bell Sympatico here in Canada. This woman needs to be able to connect to
>this machine from her home PC periodically in the evenings to do some work
>on the accounting system. She to has an XPO machine with a full time high
>speed broadband connection using Bell Sympatico as well.
>
> I know I could set up remote assistance on this machine, but is there a
> better way I could have her connect to this machine to work on it using
> the broadband connection that is active? Could I use RDP somehow to
> connect? What IP would I use because her DSL modem has an IP assigned in
> the 192.168.xx.xx range and then dynamically assignes her own machine an
> address... So I would need to know what address to use to get to the
> external side of that actual DSL modem and then would ahve to direct
> traffic to the 192.168.xx.xx address of her computer!
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about this or offer some
> other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>

Haggis
Wed May 17 11:19:12 CDT 2006



"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Get started using Remote Desktop with Windows XP Professional
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx
>
> GoToMyPC
> http://wurl.ca/?r=2x
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­----------------
>
> "Brad Pears" wrote:
>
> | I have a client that uses an XP Pro machine at work. THis machine has a
> full
> | time broadband connection via high speed (DSL) to the internet through
> Bell
> | Sympatico here in Canada. This woman needs to be able to connect to this
> | machine from her home PC periodically in the evenings to do some work on
> the
> | accounting system. She to has an XPO machine with a full time high speed
> | broadband connection using Bell Sympatico as well.
> |
> | I know I could set up remote assistance on this machine, but is there a
> | better way I could have her connect to this machine to work on it using
> the
> | broadband connection that is active? Could I use RDP somehow to connect?
> | What IP would I use because her DSL modem has an IP assigned in the
> | 192.168.xx.xx range and then dynamically assignes her own machine an
> | address... So I would need to know what address to use to get to the
> | external side of that actual DSL modem and then would ahve to direct
> traffic
> | to the 192.168.xx.xx address of her computer!
> |
> | Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about this or offer some
> other
> | ideas?
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Brad
>

you can also look at RealVNC or good old PCanywhere

Sooner
Wed May 17 12:40:44 CDT 2006

Why?

--
Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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"Haggis" <zeddySP@Mnavnet.net> wrote in message
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>
> you can also look at RealVNC or good old PCanywhere

Pegasus
Wed May 17 21:56:20 CDT 2006


"Haggis" <zeddySP@Mnavnet.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OZSMBxceGHA.1856@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Get started using Remote Desktop with Windows XP Professional
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx
> >
> > GoToMyPC
> > http://wurl.ca/?r=2x
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/
> >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-­----------------
> >
> > "Brad Pears" wrote:
> >
> > | I have a client that uses an XP Pro machine at work. THis machine has
a
> > full
> > | time broadband connection via high speed (DSL) to the internet through
> > Bell
> > | Sympatico here in Canada. This woman needs to be able to connect to
this
> > | machine from her home PC periodically in the evenings to do some work
on
> > the
> > | accounting system. She to has an XPO machine with a full time high
speed
> > | broadband connection using Bell Sympatico as well.
> > |
> > | I know I could set up remote assistance on this machine, but is there
a
> > | better way I could have her connect to this machine to work on it
using
> > the
> > | broadband connection that is active? Could I use RDP somehow to
connect?
> > | What IP would I use because her DSL modem has an IP assigned in the
> > | 192.168.xx.xx range and then dynamically assignes her own machine an
> > | address... So I would need to know what address to use to get to the
> > | external side of that actual DSL modem and then would ahve to direct
> > traffic
> > | to the 192.168.xx.xx address of her computer!
> > |
> > | Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about this or offer some
> > other
> > | ideas?
> > |
> > | Thanks,
> > |
> > | Brad
> >
>
> you can also look at RealVNC or good old PCanywhere
>
>

Remote Desktop is superior to RealVNC or pcAnywhere in just
about every regard:
- Cost (free)
- Speed
- Security
- Facilities

Baldsimon
Fri May 19 02:31:06 CDT 2006

1 From WORK, sign up with a dynamic dns service and obtain a domain name
(usually free for a small number of domains). Configure either your WORK
router, or her PC to update the dynamic dns service with the IP address of
your work router.
2 Setup port forwarding on the work router (if necessary) to route
incoming traffic on 3383 to her PC.
3 Use Remote Desktop from HOME and connect to the domain name (rather
than the IP address) that should now be associated with the IP address of
the work router - the dynamic dns service will keep the domain name/IP
address in sync.

Regards,
Simon.

"Brad Pears" <donotreply@notreal.com> wrote in message
news:%23LcSVtceGHA.3792@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I have a client that uses an XP Pro machine at work. THis machine has a
>full time broadband connection via high speed (DSL) to the internet through
>Bell Sympatico here in Canada. This woman needs to be able to connect to
>this machine from her home PC periodically in the evenings to do some work
>on the accounting system. She to has an XPO machine with a full time high
>speed broadband connection using Bell Sympatico as well.
>
> I know I could set up remote assistance on this machine, but is there a
> better way I could have her connect to this machine to work on it using
> the broadband connection that is active? Could I use RDP somehow to
> connect? What IP would I use because her DSL modem has an IP assigned in
> the 192.168.xx.xx range and then dynamically assignes her own machine an
> address... So I would need to know what address to use to get to the
> external side of that actual DSL modem and then would ahve to direct
> traffic to the 192.168.xx.xx address of her computer!
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about this or offer some
> other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>

Pegasus
Fri May 19 03:01:45 CDT 2006


"Baldsimon" <w2k@onthemove.freeuk.com> wrote in message
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> 1 From WORK, sign up with a dynamic dns service and obtain a domain name
> (usually free for a small number of domains). Configure either your WORK
> router, or her PC to update the dynamic dns service with the IP address of
> your work router.
> 2 Setup port forwarding on the work router (if necessary) to route
> incoming traffic on 3383 to her PC.

It's actually port 3389 by default.

Baldsimon
Fri May 19 13:38:21 CDT 2006

Whoops.


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Baldsimon" <w2k@onthemove.freeuk.com> wrote in message
> news:u2HV0YxeGHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> 1 From WORK, sign up with a dynamic dns service and obtain a domain
>> name
>> (usually free for a small number of domains). Configure either your WORK
>> router, or her PC to update the dynamic dns service with the IP address
>> of
>> your work router.
>> 2 Setup port forwarding on the work router (if necessary) to route
>> incoming traffic on 3383 to her PC.
>
> It's actually port 3389 by default.
>
>

Alex
Mon May 29 01:26:27 CDT 2006

Look at logmein.com
GBP 70 per year is worth every penny.
AMcF



In message <#mphpi4eGHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Baldsimon
<w2k@onthemove.freeuk.com> writes
>Whoops.
>
>
>"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>news:%231Wl6pxeGHA.3456@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Baldsimon" <w2k@onthemove.freeuk.com> wrote in message
>> news:u2HV0YxeGHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> 1 From WORK, sign up with a dynamic dns service and obtain a domain
>>> name
>>> (usually free for a small number of domains). Configure either your WORK
>>> router, or her PC to update the dynamic dns service with the IP address
>>> of
>>> your work router.
>>> 2 Setup port forwarding on the work router (if necessary) to route
>>> incoming traffic on 3383 to her PC.
>>
>> It's actually port 3389 by default.
>>
>>
>
>

--
Alex McFarlane