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November 19, 2008  
Subject: Vista Home Premium can't RDP to Server2003 from Internet
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
Date: 7/23/2008 1:25:02 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?d2R1ZWNr?= [Email Address Protection]

I have a laptop with Vista Home Premium that I can remote desktop to the 2003
server when on the same network using the private 192.168.x.x, but when I
take the laptop home and try to remote in using our public ip address, I get
the message "This computer can't connect to the remote computer". My XP
laptop can remote in just fine from the internet so the firewall / router is
working fine. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
-Wayne


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Subject: Re: Vista Home Premium can't RDP to Server2003 from Internet
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
Date: 7/23/2008 3:14:12 PM
From: "Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)" [Email Address Protection]

Assuming you have a router in the office, have you forward port 3389?

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"wdueck" <wdueck@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D49641A6-4980-497E-A0F1-723D89C7E954@microsoft.com...
>I have a laptop with Vista Home Premium that I can remote desktop to the
>2003
> server when on the same network using the private 192.168.x.x, but when I
> take the laptop home and try to remote in using our public ip address, I
> get
> the message "This computer can't connect to the remote computer". My XP
> laptop can remote in just fine from the internet so the firewall / router
> is
> working fine. Any suggestions?
> Thanks,
> -Wayne
>


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