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I am unable to set the remote desktop to work using windows 7, i am not sure if i have done the correct configuration on my router, please see below Application | Protocol | Source port | Destination IP | Destination port xxxx.ath.cx | TCP | 3389 | 192.168.1.xxx | 3389 these are the NAT settings |
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Start with this wiki entry which will walk you through troubleshooting. Update your question to let us know what step you've reached and where you're having problems. For instance, does it work from within your local network (from another computer)? It's also worth reviewing the other remote desktop questions here. If you have more than one router, or a router and a DSL modem, you may need to forward the port from the external modem/router to your internal router first. |
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http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?486edbadcc.jpg This image shows the configuration on my router, but i just contacted my ISP and asked them for support and apparently he told me that you can only forward traffic if you are having a Static IP, currently i am having a dynamic IP. The current situation is when i try to access my domain "hunz.ath.cx" from inside the network it forwards me to the router configuration page, but if i try from outside the network i get a network error. So now where is the problem?? Sorry i am a bit noob but am learning :) |
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If you're getting the router configuration page that suggests that you're using a web browser. What if you try to connect with a remote desktop client, from outside your network? On your router, what's the first 2 numbers of the WAN IP address (eg |
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http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?4778990e8d.jpg Here is the error when i try to remote desktop, and my WAN IP starts with 196.221.x.x |
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And does it work from inside your network, using the LAN IP? |
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