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Mac Forum / Applications / Other MS Products / August 2006RDC connecting a PC from the Internet
Apologies if this is a repeated post =) I'm having problems with accessing my PC that is connected to the AirPort Express. My setup(s) are as follows: Setup 1 (OK) - PC is wirelessly connected to AirPort Express - Mac is also wirelessly connected to AirPort Express - Mac is able to use RDC to connect to the PC when 'PC IP address', 'User name' and 'password' are inputted Setup 2 (NOT OK) - PC is wireless connected to AirPort Express - Mac is connected to the Internet - Mac is unable to use RDC to connect to the PC when 'PC IP address', 'User name' and 'password' are inputted. Note: 1) AirPort Express is setup as a Network to 'Distribute IP addresses' so that the AirPort client computers are 'Sharing a single IP address (using DHCP and NAT) 2) AirPort Express is setup to access the Internet 'Connecting Using: PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)'. What am I doing wrong? Please help, thank you! > Apologies if this is a repeated post =) > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > 2) AirPort Express is setup to access the Internet 'Connecting Using: > PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)'. Can you please verify the numbers in your IP addresses for me? Are they in the form of 192.168.xxx.xxx or 10.xxx.xxx.xxx or do your IP addresses begin with 169.254.xxx.xxx? The 169.254.xxx.xxx addresses are self-assigned, meaning that the computer is unable to locate a device on the network handing out IP addresses. bill  SignatureWilliam M. Smith (Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows) My IP addresses start with 10.0.1.1 - 10.0.x.x > > Apologies if this is a repeated post =) > > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > bill In your Internet-connected instance--if the Mac is in a different location from the PC and the Airport: 1) You must use the public IP address acquired by the Airport as the target address. 2) The Airport must be configured to route unsolicited inbound traffic on TCP/IP port 3389 to the private (10.0.xx) address of the PC. Dyndns is the usual method for tracking the public IP address of the private network behind the router--but you can also either look at status screens on the router, or go to whatismyip.com on the PC. With PPPoE, you can't be certain how long a particular address will be in use, however--so setting up Dyndns is something to do early on. > My IP addresses start with 10.0.1.1 - 10.0.x.x > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >> >> bill Your addresses sound fine and so long as they both begin with the first three numbers 10.0.1... then your machines are capable of communicating. I'm confused by the difference you make when in Setup 1 the Mac is wirelessly connected to the Airport Express and in Setup 2 the Mac is connected to the Internet. Can you explain the difference? Are you attempting to connect to your Windows PC while it's on the inside of your network and your Mac is on the outside of your network? bill SignatureWilliam M. Smith (Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows) > My IP addresses start with 10.0.1.1 - 10.0.x.x > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > > > bill Hihi! Yes, u're correct. The PC is within my home network.. whereas my Mac.. it's outside my home network, for example at work. > Your addresses sound fine and so long as they both begin with the first > three numbers 10.0.1... then your machines are capable of communicating. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > > William M. Smith > > > (Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows) > Hihi! > > Yes, u're correct. The PC is within my home network.. whereas my Mac.. > it's outside my home network, for example at work. Then you're looking for instructions like these <http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupan dTroubleshooting.html>. The page looks daunting at first, but it's really very thorough in what it's telling you to do. For RDC to work, both computers must be on the same network to communicate. If they're not on the same network then you must configure your router to "port forward" port 3389. This means you'll tell your router to take all incoming RDC traffic and direct it to your Windows machine on the inside of your network. Hope this helps! bill SignatureWilliam M. Smith (Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows) Thanks William! Unfortunately, the link doesn't work. Can you please hook me up with the link again? Thanks! > > Hihi! > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Hope this helps! bill > Thanks William! Unfortunately, the link doesn't work. Can you please > hook me up with the link again? Thanks! Just tried it from your reply. Works for me. Not sure why you're unable to access it. bill SignatureWilliam M. Smith (Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows) William Smith <mecklists@REM0VETH1S.mn.rr.com> wrote on 29 jul 2006 in microsoft.public.mac.rdc: > In article > <1154103285.709856.188540@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > bill The link is fine, but it has probably been wrapped around in the OPs newsreader, looking something like this: > <http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDes > ktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html>. ttling, you have to put the different parts of the URL together again in your web browser's address field. You cannot just click on the first line of the link, because the URL is wrapped around over several lines. _________________________________________________________ Vera Noest MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___ > William Smith <mecklists@REM0VETH1S.mn.rr.com> wrote on 29 jul > 2006 in microsoft.public.mac.rdc: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net > ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___ Link opened successfully!!! I'll look into it and keep you guys posted on the outcome. Thanks! |
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