pcanywhere when router is enabled

[jimjaix]

(I am the guy that posted Remote Desktop thread)

Hi, I have found out that remote desktop connection and pcanywhere kinda stimulating.... is that true that if you have a router, you can not remote a computer outside your network or the outside computer can not connect to your computer? I have tried MS’s remote desktop guide, of cause no help at all. I was told… that you can’t use PcAnywhere or Remote Desktop connection if one of them is using a router (unless you purchase extra IP address in order to do so). Is that really true…I have been playing around with this things for awhile and find out it’s kinda interesting… please post comment and help Thank you

 

[Impotence]

You can, it just requires a bit of set up!

to set it up you need to:

- find out what port the application is runs on
- know/find out the IP adress of the computer that you wish to controll
- get or router to forward ALL requests on port ~app port~ to ~computer IP~


once this is done the router sends all information for port ~app port~ to ~computer IP~

EDIT: And then you can use a remote desktop app (you also have to do this if you wish to run a web server etc)