Remoting in to my home machine - IP problem?

[mary808]

I'm trying to log into my machine at home from work. I have a wireless router at home, so when I look up the IP address, it gives me the IP of the router. I went to whatismyipaddress.com and found it there. That's the IP I'm using. It didn't work... Here is the error:

"The client could not connect to the remote computer. Temote connections might not be enabled or the computer might be too busy to accept new connections. It is also possible that network problems are preventing your connection."

I tried disabling Norton Internet Security on my laptop, but still nothing. Any ideas?

I think I remember hearing somewhere that the last octet of the IP of the router should be .101 - and now it's at .100

Could this be it? If so, why, and how do I change it?

Mary Beth

 

[Fendal]

Which Operating System ?, XP firewall could have a part to play, if thats your o/s.

 

[mary808]

Oops, sorry - I'm using XP pro at both locations.

 

[Fendal]

Thought as much, have a quick read of this link.

http://ask-leo.com/how_can_i_connect_to_my_home_computer_from_work.html

post back if it doesn't help.

 

[mary808]

It truely did help - I have a few things to try when I get home. I don't think I enabled port forwarding on the router, and since the router is not setup to allow me to log in remotely, I'll have to wait until I get home.

Is there any security risk to consider when allowing remote administration of the router?

I am seriously addicted to this ask-leo site now, so thanks for that...

 

[mrbspc]

If you are behind and internet router, you are
most likely doing NAT (Network Address Translation).
Your machines actual IP address is not directly
routable from the internet. You need to port forward
port 3389 from your router to your NAT'd IP address of your
PC, which can be obtained by running:
c:\> ipconfig /all |find "IP Address"
from the command prompt.

Then goto whatismyip.com to find the public IP of your
router. From work, RDP to the public IP address.

Note: You must have a password set on the PC you wish to
connect to, or it won't work. Also, you need to goto
"My Computer"/Properties and goto the Remote tab across the
top. Check the box that says "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer."

With any luck, your company isn't blocking that port.


WARNING: I do not recommend opening the RDP port to the
public. Way too insecure. Look into TightVNC(free) or
WinVNC(Pay). You still need to port forward, but it is
more secure. The best would be VPN tunnel, but that costs.
You could also try a free SSH tunnel. Still port forward,
but lots of encryption.

B