Hugh,
I have been trying to access my home desktop from the road via XP Pro's
Remote Desktop program, but so far have struck out making a "long-distance"
connection. As long as I am here at the house using the same IP connection
(my router), I am able to "see" the desktop from my laptop, but when I am
away from home I've tried everything I can think of, most notably using the
actual IP address rather than router address, and still I get a message that
says the desktop is not configured for the connection or the network is
busy, the latter of which certainly couldn't be the case.
Could there be a setting in the router that I need to make? I would welcome
any other suggestions.
Thanks,
Larry Adler
Weatherford, OK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Vandervoort" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:17 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Need to disable ICS, I think
>I would start on this by resetting the router to defaults. On a Linksys
>router this usually involves a small button on the back you can depress and
>hold with a paper clip or something similar. Hold it in for 10-15 seconds.
>See your router manual for exact parameters.
> After re-connecting everything, open a Run box, type cmd, OK.
> In the cmd box, type ipconfig/all and post the results here. Ipconfig is
> explained here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ipconfig.mspx?mfr=true
>
> Larry Adler (Cebridge) wrote:
>> As I am still mystified on my wireless network problems, I decided to
>> start completely over (except for unhooking my router and cable modem)
>> and reinstall Windows XP Pro. Regrettably, it appears nothing has
>> changed.
>>
>> Question: I have been able to browse the Internet swimmingly with my
>> Linksys router. But on a whim after seeing the reinstallation basically
>> did nothing, I decided to unhook the router and plug the cable directly
>> into the modem, just like the old days. However, I could not get anything
>> to come up on the Net, even after powering down the modem two or three
>> times. Could this reveal something screwy about my network problems?
>> Apparently the computer can't read the actual IP address coming from my
>> service provider; perhaps all it can "see" is the router address,
>> 192.168.1.1. Does this even make sense?
>
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