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Old 07-25-2008, 05:10 AM   #9
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ATX350
Way to complicated.

Just allow remote connection on the computer you are trying to connect to via:

right click my computer
properties
remote
check: Allow users to connect remotely to this computer

If they are behind a firewall (Linksys most common) then you will need to configure port forwarding on port 3389 from the router primary IP to the private IP of the computer your connecting to.

then just type mstsc in run and connect to the public IP followed by :3389 (RDP)

You will be prompted to login so ensure you the account you use is an administrative account.
glad someone knows what they are talking about.
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