I did a search but couldn't find anything...

I am trying to RD to my pc from my laptop while on ncsu wifi. Every time I try this it just times out. Is there anything I'm missing here? Also I'm using DynDNS. I know this is possible, I've seen people access their RD from a lab computer before.

2/13/2009 12:17:23 AM

Make sure you have the right port (3389) forwarded to your pc, in your router's config. That'd be my guess.

2/13/2009 5:11:04 AM

Its possible. I used to do it all the time till I moved, and It was on campus-> off campus. Also did VPN.

Check your ports and configs. if your computer is behind a router, and it NATs, make sure you have port forwarding setup right. also, even though you have it turned on on your computer (the one you want to RDP to), make sure the firewall is allowing it.

2/13/2009 7:29:31 AM

i guess i should mention that i only have this problem on campus. it works other places.

2/13/2009 8:26:29 AM

connecting to "ncsu" or "ncsu-guest"? the latter has lots of things locked down

2/13/2009 9:20:48 AM

ncsu

2/13/2009 10:42:33 AM

are you authenticating to nomad first? or do you have your mac registered in nomad?

2/13/2009 10:44:13 AM

mac is registered

2/13/2009 12:42:11 PM

1. Install Hamachi.
2. Connect with RDP using Hamachi IP.
3. ???
4. Profit!

[Edited on February 13, 2009 at 2:46 PM. Reason : .]

2/13/2009 2:45:52 PM

UPDATE:

Apparently the only place I can connect to my desktop is from within the apartment complex I live. Has anyone heard of this? We use VBnet for cable/internet. Can they block incoming connections?

3/5/2009 10:35:04 AM

OMG FIREWALL

REVOLUTIONARY!!1!

3/5/2009 10:37:43 AM

they aren't necessarily blocking connections as much as more than likely once your connection gets to the router for the building it doesn't know where to go - not sure what VBnet is but I'm assuming it's some sort of shared line for the whole building and/or complex and you are behind a router that you have no control over and thus can't forward a port or anything like that

are you paying for internet/cable or is it some sort of included price? are you able to purchase internet/cable from time warner or anything like that?

from your pc in your apt. - start -> run -> cmd (enter) -> ipconfig (enter) - what does it say your IP - is it 192.168.X.X

3/5/2009 10:39:00 AM

.^^assumed it was a firewall...stfu

^ It's included in the price, VBnet is the isp of the apartment complex. I have my computer connected to a router so yes the ip is 192.168.1.xxx. I know I have this forwarded to the correct ports because I am able to connect from other apartments within the complex (i.e. my girlfriends apartment).


just found this on their website:

Quote :

"Q: Does VBNet have a firewall? A: No, VBNet does not have a firewall that blocks outgoing connections to the Internet. However, due to VBNet's use of Network Address Translation (NAT), you can not run a server on your computer that is accessible from the Internet. In effect, this blocks most incoming connections from the Internet to your computer. While this helps to protect you from malicious Internet users, certain programs that require the use of servers may or may not run correctly. VBNet does this so that the bandwidth available to everyone does not get bogged down when one customer tries to run a heavy-bandwidth server. This allows everyone to have the fastest connection speeds to the Internet possible. "

[Edited on March 5, 2009 at 10:47 AM. Reason : .]

3/5/2009 10:46:20 AM

nm

[Edited on March 5, 2009 at 12:39 PM. Reason : it doesn't matter any way]

3/5/2009 12:35:25 PM

Quote :

"We use VBnet for cable/internet. Can they block incoming connections?"

VBnet connections are all NATed... therefore you don't have a publicly routable IP nor a facility to forward certain ports to your machine on the private network.

you're SOL. get hamachi.

p.s. village green sucks.

3/5/2009 3:49:31 PM

will hamachi allow me to connect from outside of VBnet?

3/5/2009 4:48:51 PM

yeah, it creates a VPN tunnel that can traverse just about every network topology ever.

3/5/2009 4:49:37 PM