Comments on: How to Configure a Router for Remote Desktop

By: JasonH

JasonH — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:19:19 +0000

You would need to configure a port forward for each computer with different public/external ports. For example comp1 is X.X.X.100 and comp2 is X.X.X.101.

ExternalIP:3333 forward to X.X.X.100:3389

ExternalIP:4444 forward to X.X.X.101:3389

In the client just include the port number you’re trying to connect to.

You still might want to look into something more secure.

By: daniel

daniel — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:42:48 +0000

:l i can get all the way down to were i enter the RDP and the 3389 numbers but it wont let me enable it :/ how do i fix this on a emachines desktop?

By: iknight8

iknight8 — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:10:04 +0000

Ok the port forwarding part, i did everything as the screen shot shows but for the "IP address for the computer I want to connect to" i can just put a random number?

Also on the remote client which IP address should i use to connect to the remote desktop machine, Because everytime i try to connect it says "Service not started"

P.s. i have a Netgear router.

Thanks!

By: Tushar

Tushar — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:17:01 +0000

The initial Cisco router configuration of the console port, you will be accessing routers on your network using telnet sessions. Telnet is an IP-based application; your routers will need to be configured with at least one private IP address to use this method. That router will need a virtual terminal (vty) password configured. If not, any connection attempts will be refused by the router.

Telnet configuration Command –
(config)#line vty 0 4
(config-line)#password XYZ
(config-line)#login
(config-line)#

Thanks,
Tushar

By: mikez

mikez — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:11:52 +0000

I have my router configured as outlined above. I can connect via local network with my iPhone, however, when I try from the outside I get a connection failure error? Is 3G too slow to establish a connection? Do I need to be wifi?