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azcomposer · 13-11-2009, 17:18

Thanks for the replies.

It's the firewall on my machine! I automatically thought it would allow RDP as a rule by default, but it seems it does not. I have tried to manually allow TCP In on 3389 on the firewall but it still blocks it! Tried various combinations. I can see the entry in my firewall logs each time I try, but can I unblock it? Seems no.

Disable firewall, and it all works.

@Aragorn - I am already using logmein (which is brilliant), but I wanted another 'backdoor' just in case. I am using AVG IS 9.0 for the first time, and Zonealarm was easier to configure and RDP worked. Maybe I am doing something wrong with AVG, but I am not convinced.

13-11-2009, 17:18	#6
azcomposer Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Stevenage Services: XXL Broadband (50Mbit), XL TV, XL Phone Posts: 49	Re: RDP onto my home machine Thanks for the replies. It's the firewall on my machine! I automatically thought it would allow RDP as a rule by default, but it seems it does not. I have tried to manually allow TCP In on 3389 on the firewall but it still blocks it! Tried various combinations. I can see the entry in my firewall logs each time I try, but can I unblock it? Seems no. Disable firewall, and it all works. @Aragorn - I am already using logmein (which is brilliant), but I wanted another 'backdoor' just in case. I am using AVG IS 9.0 for the first time, and Zonealarm was easier to configure and RDP worked. Maybe I am doing something wrong with AVG, but I am not convinced.