{"id":1248,"date":"2010-06-23T21:45:36","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qadit.com\/blog\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2010-07-04T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2010-07-04T16:25:32","slug":"how-to-connect-to-a-remote-pc-over-internet-%e2%80%93-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qadit.com\/blog\/how-to-connect-to-a-remote-pc-over-internet-%e2%80%93-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect to a remote PC over internet? \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can connect to your work computer from your home computer and have access to all of your programs, files, and network resources as though you were in front of your computer at work. You can leave programs running at work and when you get home, you will see your work computer’s desktop displayed on your home computer, with the same programs running. You will need \u201cRemote Desktop Connection\u201d (RDC). <\/p>\n

RDC allows you to sit at a computer and connect to a remote computer in a different location. This is one of the many software available for making remote connections. Remote Desktop Connection is offered by Microsoft. This article is a 2 part article. In this part we will look at how to connect to a remote PC. In the second part, we will look at how to secure this connection.<\/p>\n

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What you need for a remote connection?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The remote computer which you want to access (let us call it as \u201chost\u201d) should have Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2<\/li>\n
  2. The computer from which you want to access the remote computer (let us call it \u201cclient\u201d) should be Windows95 or later and should have \u201cRemote Desktop Connection\u201d client software installed. You can download this from the Microsoft website, if not already installed.<\/li>\n
  3. Access to the router configuration file to make some configurations to allow remote connection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    How to configure the host?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Sign in with an account having administrator privileges.<\/li>\n
    2. Click Start \u00e0 Control Panel \u00e0 Performance and Maintenance \u00e0 Remote tab<\/li>\n
    3. In Windows XP, select \u201cAllow users to connect remotely to this computer\u201d and click OK.\u00a0In Windows Server 2003, select \u201cEnable Remote Desktop on this computer\u201d and click OK.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      How to configure the router?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Login to the router configuration file<\/li>\n
      2. You need to map a port on your router to a port on the host in order to allow inbound connections to Remote Desktop on the host. This is known as port forwarding. In Linksys make routers, this is available in \u201cApplications and Gaming\u201d section of the configuration file. Other routers refer to port forwarding page as \u201cVirtual Servers\u201d. Go to this port forwarding page.<\/li>\n
      3. In the Application or Description field enter \u201cRDC\u201d<\/li>\n
      4. In the port range start and port range end, enter \u201c3389\u201d. This is the default port.<\/li>\n
      5. In the protocol type, enter \u201cBoth\u201d (or \u201cTCP\u201d if \u201cBoth\u201d option is not available)<\/li>\n
      6. Type the IP Address of the host PC.<\/li>\n
      7. Now, enable this port forwarding by checking the \u201cEnable\u201d checkbox.<\/li>\n
      8. If you have a firewall, which blocks services and programs, ensure that \u201cRemote Desktop\u201d service is not blocked.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        How to connect from the client PC?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Get the IP address from your ISP service provider to connect to the remote host. If this is a static IP address, it is simple as the IP address allotted to you by your ISP service provider at the time of taking the internet connection is what you need now.<\/li>\n
        2. Click Start \u00e0 All Programs \u00e0 Accessories \u00e0 Remote Desktop Connection (or you may have to go through Start \u00e0 All Programs \u00e0 Accessories \u00e0 Communication \u00e0 Remote Desktop Connection)<\/li>\n
        3. In the \u201cComputer\u201d box, type in the IP address provided by the ISP service provider.<\/li>\n
        4. Windows login screen will appear. Log into the remote host with an user account of the remote host.<\/li>\n
        5. The Remote Desktop window opens, and you see the desktop settings, files, and programs that are on your host computer, which in this example is your work computer. Your host computer remains locked, and nobody can access it without a password. In addition, no one will be able to see the work you are doing remotely.<\/li>\n
        6. To end the remote session, click Start \u00e0 Log off<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          We have to keep in mind that usage of Remote Desktop Connection without implementing security measures is dangerous. In the second part of this article, which I will be writing next month, we shall see the various techniques to secure the usage of \u201cRemote Desktop Connection\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          You can connect to your work computer from your home computer and have access to all of your programs, files, and network resources as though you were in front of your computer at work. You can leave programs running at work and when you get home, you will see your work computer’s desktop displayed on … <\/p>\n

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