From the remote location use the public IP/Fully Qualified Domain Name (from
No-IP.com) of any firewall/router the PC is behind and *NOT* the computer
name. In a work group (like I have at home) do not use the domain name. It
has no meaning...
The user ID and password used to log on is local to the PC your trying to
connect to. The user must be an administrator or be a member of the Remote
Desktop Users Group *AND* have a password.
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"td48sweep" <td48sweep@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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E4E7D1E-0819-4DF4-8172-89DD230733EE@microsoft.com...
> ok, so I went through the port fowarding, and all the enabling remote
> things,
> and I know my IP address using the link you gave, now if I am at the
> computer
> at the other location when I open up the remote connection for computer
> name
> I type in my host computer (td48sweep) and then is the user name and
> password
> that of the client computer or that of my host computer? And is the domain
> my
> IP address from the link you gave me? (I had someone at the client?
> computer
> try to access my host using my computer name in the blank and we tried
> both
> mine and his username and password and then his and my IP addresses given
> from your link and their was an error that said it couldn't find my
> computer)
> thanks for the help.
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Yes you need to know the IP of the firewall/router. One way is to go to
>> the
>> http://www.whatismyip.com site. Another is to use a dynamic name service
>> like No-IP.com to map a fully qualified domain name to your ISP assigned
>> IP
>> address. See the page I pointed you to for details and links...
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
>> benefit of all of us...
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>>
>> "td48sweep" <td48sweep@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7A3ECDF8-2636-4AAE-BCE4-37AF40CCAD50@microsoft.com...
>> > Do I have to know my IP address? How do I find it?
>> >
>> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> See this page for help...
>> >>
>> >> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...eshooting.html
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>> >>
>> >> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> >> mutual
>> >> benefit of all of us...
>> >> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights...
>> >>
>> >> "td48sweep" <td48sweep@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9DF0D83E-E7B0-40BB-A6CE-501C2DC219F9@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am new at using windows xp pro, and I want to set up my computer so
>> >> >that
>> >> >I
>> >> > can access it from another computer using the internet. I've
>> >> > followed
>> >> > all
>> >> > the
>> >> > sets for the host computer in this link...
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...moteintro.mspx
>> >> >
>> >> > but now I am not sure what to do in order to access my computer from
>> >> > say a
>> >> > friends house who has windows xp pro.
>> >> >
>> >> > Like I said earlier I am new at using windows xp pro and would
>> >> > greatly
>> >> > appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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