remote access?

[System]

I know I'm spamming it up lately (not really, its all legit stuff :)) but I'm yet stomped again with another thing, being remote access.

Basically I finally got my network working and its secured to only 3 computers with potential access, and I'd like to be able to control em from the one which is what is implied by windows description (like working from a home computer and accessing you're work computer).

My issue though is that I can't seem to get past the file sharing folders. In the beginning I was able to logon to a user account but at the time my other computer did not have a PW which on that system is an automatic lock out for remote access. Then I make a PW and now I have no logon message... This is lame, and why must there be 12 or more different services all corresponding to the same thing of remote access?

In search of help from someone who knows how to set up a remote workstation. Also, laptop is vista and desktop is XP PRo, will there be problems with this?

[TheHeartSmasher]

Re: remote access?

I have never had too many problems settings things up.
You will need to enable remote desktop on all of the computers if you want to use the regular remote desktop, make sure you have access to the 3 computers ports allowed for port 3389.

ALLOW 192.168.0.2 IN/OUT UDP/TCP PORT 3389
ALLOW 192.168.0.3 IN/OUT UDP/TCP PORT 3389
ALLOW 192.168.0.4 IN/OUT UDP/TCP PORT 3389
DENY ALL IN/OUT UDP/TCP PORT 3389

With Vista open the network and sharing center and enable all of the sharing features you need and for Windows XP right-click the folders and enable sharing.

You should then be able to access the folders from Windows Explorer by typing in \\MACHINENAME\
You should then be prompted for a username/password

You can get the computers machine name by right-clicking My Computer-->Properties-->Advanced System Settings-->Computer Name under Full computer name:

Once there you will want to make sure all three machines are in the same Workgroup

If you are still unable to get it working and recieve weird Windows Errors you can use the following programs to securly setup remote access:
RADMIN
or
Logmein

Don't use any of the VNC programs as it's not secure.

[System]

Re: remote access?

VNC programs?

And you know in components/services, do I need to have all those automatic that start with "Remote" and/or "Network"?

I been messing around aimlessly, I should have tooken a S/S of the way I originally set it (already clicked away a while ago and doing a 190mb update now).
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and bytheway the ip address you have chosen is the defualt of a dlink router correct? I changed mine because it was hooked up to another router so I would then use that address instead with the last numbers 2/3/4 correct?

[TheHeartSmasher]

Re: remote access?

Normally all you would need to do is enable remote desktop on the three machines. Then from each machine try connecting to remote desktop for the other two machines, the Firewall should alert alert you that Computer A at IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is attempting to connect do you want to allow/deny it. You would want to hit allow then it will let computer a connect to computer b.

If you are running all wired and have things setup to only allow connecting through MAC Addresses and other security on your router or switch you can just add your entire subnet as a trusted network on the firewalls, then you should be able to connect without any prompts.

You should be able to get the IPs of the computers by looking at the currently connected computers from your router which will include their IP and computer name. Or open the command prompt and type in ipconfig.

[System]

Re: remote access?

Normally all you would need to do is enable remote desktop on the three machines. Then from each machine try connecting to remote desktop for the other two machines, the Firewall should alert alert you that Computer A at IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is attempting to connect do you want to allow/deny it. You would want to hit allow then it will let computer a connect to computer b.

If you are running all wired and have things setup to only allow connecting through MAC Addresses and other security on your router or switch you can just add your entire subnet as a trusted network on the firewalls, then you should be able to connect without any prompts.

You should be able to get the IPs of the computers by looking at the currently connected computers from your router which will include their IP and computer name. Or open the command prompt and type in ipconfig.

Well ok its just the two computers I plan on doing the file sharing and not with, the third being my moms laptop but it will not have access.

Neways, I already did this stuff and tried doing have XP Pro set for allowing network only computers access but I haven't been able to access/see my desktop computer from my laptop since I turned on all the networking/remote access features through services.

[Webs961]

Re: remote access?

Remote Desktop Connection, a feature you'll find in Vista, is also fine if you would like to graphically mess with your desktop in a capacity greater than just modifying files. What THS is saying is, don't go out and get a 3rd party program to do that (Often called VNC for Virtual Network Connection).