If the canyouseeme.org test fails it comes down to a port forwarding issue
on either the Westell or the router or both. You could try isolating
(between a problem with the Westell or the router forwarding) a bit by
connecting the PC directly to the Westell modem and see if you can get it to
work...

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"Mike Hardin" <Mike Hardin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8341F946-4C81-4062-85E2-4CD23707E55E@microsoft.com...
>I am having difficulty running Remote Desktop through my WAN. I am running
> XP pro, and can access the host via a client on my LAN, but not over the
> WAN.
> I have a Westell Wirespeed 2200 modem/router, and a Motorola WR850G
> wireless
> router between the modem and the network. I have port 3389 forwarded from
> the Westell to the Motorola, and from the Motorola to the Windows XP
> machine
> on my LAN. I have port 3389 open in Windows XP, Remote Desktop enabled
> with
> a designated user, and have even tried turning off all software firewalls
> completely, as well as all virus and anti-spyware software. Still I
> cannot
> get it to work. Clicking on canyouseeme.org and entering port 3389 still
> generates an error that 3389 cannot be seen on my system. Terminal
> services
> is started, and netstat -a shows that 3389 is listening. I'm at a loss as
> to
> what to try next.