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RDDearing · 11-03-2008, 20:11

From outside of your home you will need to put in the WAN IP of the router as this will forward on to your PC via the port forwarding you've already set up.

I assume you've turned Remote Desktop on on the client PC (Computer Properties -> Remote -> Allow Users to Connect Remotely To This Computer.

Do you have the Windows Firewall turned on? If so, have you allowed RDP through it?

Also, do you have an ATI graphics card? I ask because we had an oddity here with the shipped version of the Catalyst driver that caused RDP not to work! Upgrading to the latest version of the ATI software fixed the problem - weird eh but we weren't alone according to the web.

Finally, try looking in the Event Log of the computer you are trying to connect to - are there any entries that show a connection is being made and refused and if so, any reasons given?

Good luck!

11-03-2008, 20:11	#3
RDDearing Inactive Join Date: Apr 2005 Age: 46 Posts: 125	Re: RDP connection not working From outside of your home you will need to put in the WAN IP of the router as this will forward on to your PC via the port forwarding you've already set up. I assume you've turned Remote Desktop on on the client PC (Computer Properties -> Remote -> Allow Users to Connect Remotely To This Computer. Do you have the Windows Firewall turned on? If so, have you allowed RDP through it? Also, do you have an ATI graphics card? I ask because we had an oddity here with the shipped version of the Catalyst driver that caused RDP not to work! Upgrading to the latest version of the ATI software fixed the problem - weird eh but we weren't alone according to the web. Finally, try looking in the Event Log of the computer you are trying to connect to - are there any entries that show a connection is being made and refused and if so, any reasons given? Good luck!