Windows Firewall - Remote Desktop Connection Problem

[LenG58]

hello all,

i am trying to connect my netbook (windows 7 starter) to my desktop (windows 7 professional) using remote desktop connection, from the road.

i have followed all the instructions here:

Allow Remote Desktop connections from outside your home network

if i turn off windows firewall on my desktop all is well. with windows firewall on, and remote desktop allowed within the firewall, i am unable to connect.

would appreciate any help. thanks in advance!

-len

 

[SlasherIT]

Go to this post and follow the instructions completely for it to work. Windows 7 Starter can only be connected to, and can not start a connection to another computer. Following the post will allow you to bypass this: http://www.sevenforums.com/network-...e-rdp-sessions-without-interrupting-user.html

 

[DocBrown]

Since win7 Starter has had known connection problems you might want to try TeamViewer.

:ar: http://www.sevenforums.com/software/101318-teamviewer.html#post875248

 

[LenG58]

thanks for the replies.

slasher...i am using the windows starter machine to connect to the windows professional machine. everything works fine when i have shut down the firewall on the windows professional machine. for some reason the firewall is not allowing remote desktop connection even though it is an allowed exception.

 

[SlasherIT]

Have you done everything I told you to do from the link i gave u? It includes fixing up the firewall for RDP.

 

[LenG58]

to be honest i was a little unsure of using the hack. i have windows 7 professional, not home premium. anyway, i wound up configuring windows firewall to open the port # i have chosen (not the default port # windows defines) and all seems fine. i'm not sure why simply allowing remote desktop connection in the exception rules didn't work. i had to create a new incoming rule. not sure this is the best solution, but it is working.

 

[SlasherIT]

The hack is completely 100% safe, used on all my computers, which run different Windows 7 versions. So, is your problem solved?

 

[LenG58]

yes, problem seems to be solved. i created a new rule in windows firewall allowing incoming tcp connection through the port number i have chosen for rdc. thanks for your help!

 

[SlasherIT]

No problem and you are very welcome. Please rep me to show thanks!