Remote Desktop over Internet

[Gimpymoo]

Trying to set this up and I now believe I need to use Voodoo or something.

I am aware of port forwards, have even set the internal IP on the DMZ, still unable to allow a user to access the system remotely.

No 3rd party firewall.

Windows Firewall set to "allow".

Any tips welcomed.

Thank you.

 

[the-evaluator]

Can this external user reach port 3389 on your external IP? I presume you're forwarding the correct port, 3389/tcp to your Windows box?

Ask them to telnet to it, if they get connection refused or similar then it isn't going to work.

As a test disable the Windows firewall completely and see if that makes any difference.

 

[Avalon]

In the past i've used Hamachi for this, it's ideal for simple set-up's where for example you need to remote in to a PC or transfer files via a VPN but it's impractical to set something up off site. It's no substitute for a proper VPN/RDP set-up but it's stupidly easy to set-up and works with minimal user intervention at the other end. Other options exist, but depending on what you need this may get you out of a jam.

 

[the-evaluator]

Teamviewer might be another option too.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Would advise against exposing RDP to the open net. If possible implement a VPN solution, SSH tunnel or similar.

 

[leigh_boy]

you probably haven't pressed the allow remote desktop box..

 

[joeyjojo]

Would advise against exposing RDP to the open net. If possible implement a VPN solution, SSH tunnel or similar.

This. But then I always use a SSH/VNC approach... not sure how I'd go about it in the Windows ecosystem. Probably OpenVPN.

 

[tribz]

Test internally against the private IP if you can to rule in or out the router.

 

[Steveocee]

So the machine you want to control is sat in a DMZ zone open to the entire world with RDP port open?
That's incredibly brave of you.

2 solutions that spring to mind are VPN or even easier, Teamviewer.