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02/01/2008 05:27:22 AM · #1

I am trying to connect to my home computer from work.

When i connect from one computer at home to another computer at home using remote desktop server it works just fine. Both computers are connected to the same broadband connection coming into the house.

When i am connected to an outside network it doesn't work.
When i try to 'ping' the IP Address, it says not found.

Can anybody help???

Thank you.

smardaz

02/01/2008 05:29:39 AM · #2

what is the ip address?

if it starts with 192.168 that is a private ip addy used by routers and you wont reach it

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02/01/2008 05:34:32 AM · #3

Originally posted by smardaz:

what is the ip address?

if it starts with 192.168 that is a private ip addy used by routers and you wont reach it

It does start with that!
how can i find out a public IP address??

thanks Jason

smardaz

02/01/2008 05:39:29 AM · #4

well here is the problem, you probably have 1 public ip addy coming to your house (depending on your isp) and then that goes to your cable/dsl modem and then to your router which then gives all your computers their own ip addy and splits that internet connection so they all get it. if that is the case and your cable/dsl modem is getting a static (or we could call it routable) ip addy then the easiest thing to do would just be to plug the pc you need to connect to directy into your modem instead of the router.....hope this makes sense

goc

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02/01/2008 05:48:20 AM · #5

acutally it's not easy :-)

- determine your public home IP
- determin your public work IP
- on your router enable port forwarding to your home pc and define firewall rules on router (both for RD port 3389)
- from your work pc open firewall with rule to your public ip, preferably only 3389 port

if everything ok, this should work excellent

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02/01/2008 05:59:58 AM · #6

Originally posted by smardaz:

I have one box that plugs into the wall socket. I plug the computer into that box.
This box also emits a wifi signal as well. The IP address' are usually 1 or 2 different at the end of the sequence!

How can i find the IP address i need to connect from an outside network???

many thanks Jason

Simms

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02/01/2008 06:13:08 AM · #7

Originally posted by dainmcgowan:

Originally posted by smardaz:
well here is the problem, you probably have 1 public ip addy coming to your house (depending on your isp) and then that goes to your cable/dsl modem and then to your router which then gives all your computers their own ip addy and splits that internet connection so they all get it. if that is the case and your cable/dsl modem is getting a static (or we could call it routable) ip addy then the easiest thing to do would just be to plug the pc you need to connect to directy into your modem instead of the router.....hope this makes sense

I have one box that plugs into the wall socket. I plug the computer into that box.
This box also emits a wifi signal as well. The IP address' are usually 1 or 2 different at the end of the sequence!

How can i find the IP address i need to connect from an outside network???

many thanks Jason

OK Dain, first off you may hit a few snags with this.

First off, you need to get your IP address, the best way to find out your public IP address is tro either check it out by connecting to the console on your router/hub, or just go to this page What is my IP address

However, since you trying to connect from work, you need to be aware that if port 3389 is blocked then you will not be able to connect to it. Also, bear in mind your companies IT policy, this kind of thing might be prohibited and could get your wrist slapped, so be careful.

Quasimojo

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02/01/2008 06:48:50 AM · #8

If you're doing this at work you should definitely speak to your support people before doing something like this. Messing with work IP addresses will only cause them aggro! Also, they may already have a remote access solution, in the form of a VPN or intranet. There are home access solutions like GotoMyPC (I've never used it) which apparently use port 80 (web) and therefore go through corporate firewalls easily. Might also be worth asking work if you can install that (need a license).

Also, what are you doing on your home box to allow access?

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