See this page, with examples, for a method that requires you to open
multiple ports on your firewall...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...ple_PC_RD.html

Otherwise a VPN or SSH tunnel solution would also work. Here is an older
implementation of the SSH tunnel method.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...VNCandSSH.html

Personally I use CopSSH, as the SSH server, and Tunnelier, as the client, to
do the very same thing...

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,14687267

VPN information...

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networ...vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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"Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E166F999-8088-4C0F-B349-2501CE1E34D3@microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to use remote desktop to connect to 2 different PC's behind
> an
> ADSL router with a dynamic IP address from an ISP. I think the answer is
> no,
> but am just checking. I can set port forwarding on the router to 1 of the
> PC's but if I have 2, how will the port rule know which PC I wish to
> connect
> to.
>
> I have 2 users that wish to simultaniously connect to their work PC's from
> home via Remote Desktop Sharing
>
> I think I will have to get 5 fixed IP's from BT but obiously, the line
> cost
> will increase....
>
> Any confirmation on this would be great.
>
>
>