I have Windows XP PRPO. and I saw a lot of Information on the Net about how you can setup Remote Desktop on your Two Computers without any outside Programs.

I saw ware it tells of one way and it goes like this.
If you have Windows Firewall turned on go and make sure the settings for Allow Remote Connection has a Chack Mark in it.

Then go onto the computer that will be the one you will try to be connecting to and findout the IP Adress.

Once you have this you can go BACK to your Main computer and try to connect to the other one.

Now it tells me make sure both computers are online and connected to the Internet.

Then you can use the one computer to enter the other computer. You just go to Start then Program then Accesorys and then Remote Connection. Then Just type th IP Address of the other computer.

And click OK and you sould be connected in a Window that will show you the other Desktop.

OK this is what I need help with befor I start?
I know if I was on anetwok of computers in on place like an office this way would WORK.

But when both computers are Online and connected to the Inter net say one computer is at your Home and the other computer is at your Sisters Home.

If you type in the IP Address of the one computer in the Remote Desktop Box and click OK it can't find the other computer all the way across the Internet even if you have the IP Address.

But all the Information I find on the Net says it will work and can work and that you can use this way to Connect your computer to another one of yours.

Please helpYou have to find out the external IP address (that is the IP the rest of the world sees) of the computer/network you are trying to connect to.

If you wanted to connect to your sister's computer, she would need to go to a site like http://whatismyip.org/ - then give you that IP.

You can then use that IP to connect to her computer. Try that, but, if that doesn't work, she might need to forward port 3389 on her router/modem to her computer.


Hope this helps, let me know if you require further assistance.Well I know about the way you just told me.

If you go to Youtube.com and just do a search for Remote Desktp they all talk of WAYS to connect your computer to say your other computer without going through a Web Site.
So what I need to know is if my sister and me are both Online and are with Verizon are you telling me that I would need the IP Address of not her computer but her Verizon MODEM??Assuming your sister is connecting to the internet like this:

WWW > Verizon > Modem > Router > Sister's PC

You'll probably need to set up remote desktop protocol forwarding on your router to make sure the RD requests gets to the right computer.

Also, most ISPs issue dynamic IP ADDRESSES, so you may want to invest in something like www.dyndns.org to make sure you can always reach the same computer. By invest, I mean take the three minutes, since it's free. That probably won't be an issue if you are actively coordinating with your sister, since a dynamic address doesn't change THAT often.

-rock