Remote Desktop problem

[Dark master]

I just installed Windows XP Professional SP2, and I want to use remote desktop, so I can access my files from school.

I checked this box:

I opened the port on my Firewall:

I didn't know if I needed to open the port with "virtual server" or with "port forwarding, so I dit it with both:

But still, I can't connect from another PC, except the other computer in our local network (by connecting to my computer name, or local IP, not trough internet)

did I do anything wrong?

 

[Trizoy]

Do you understand what you did above?
You forwarded every port to the 100 pc.. then you saying but then forward these 2 ports to the 102 xbox... Do you have connectivity issues? You would be basically spaming the pc with requests.

It would be better to forward like this.
1-87
89-3073
3075-65535

Meaning you only send the 2 ports not specified to the xbox...

Here is a guide I used for RDC..
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;284931

Yes you need the IIS

OR you can do this the easy way, no port forwards, free.. and very easy to use.


www.logmein.com

Either way, good luck.

 

[Dark master]

Ok, I've done what you said.

now what do I need to do, to make my computer ready to be remotely controlled by another computer?

and what do I need to do on another computer to remotely control my computer?

but this is remote desktop web connection, isn't it better to use mstsc.exe instead of a webconnection?

 

[Dark master]

What exactly is the difference between virtual server and port forwarding. I've never used virtual server until now.

Xbox Live wasn't working properly, so I opened port 88 and 3074 with port forwarding, and it was working fine. but I saw on some site that virtual server is used to open one port, and port forwarding to open a range of ports. so since yesterday I'm using virtual server to open single ports.

I can't test it right now, cause my xbox is out for repairs.

And does it matter that I forwarded almost all ports to my PC, while there is another PC in our network?

I think I'm just gonna leave it like this:

or is it unnecessary to open the ports both in virtual server and port forwarding?

I'm going to school in a couple of hours, so I'll be able to test it.