so technically I do not need the VPN, I can use RDP and in my router open
ports 3389 with an ip say .24 enable
another port 3390 with an ip say .25 and in remote desktop wanip# or
computername colon(

3390 and I have to change the listening port in the
registry of that computer from 3389 to 3390? I went by the link you send but
could not find it in the Windows XP Prof. Registry.
"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
> Kirk got it.
>
> Also, if your clients can keep track of port numbers, you can alter these to
> allow multiple RDP connections without VPN:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306759/en-us
>
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B23DE492-3C7A-477E-830A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > yes I do understand and would rather run RDP instead of VPN but my only
> > problem is that onle oe workstation at a time can be logged into the
> company
> > network using RDP that is why I have to set up VPN because more than one
> user
> > wants to access their corporate PC from home.
> >
> > So back to VPN, I do the VPN connection from the home PC to the corporate
> PC
> > and then after connecting run the rdp of the ip of the corporate PC,
> right?
> >
> > "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > No. \\workstationIP will connect you only to the shared resources on
> > > workstation. Think of this as being the same thing that you would get
> if
> > > you brought your home computer to work, connected it to the network, and
> > > then browsed to workstation. You could run programs on your home
> computer
> > > and access/use shared data on workstation, but for the most part you
> would
> > > not be able to run programs which are installed only on the workstation.
> > >
> > > However, if you establish a VPN connection and RDP is enabled on the
> > > workstation, then you should be able to establish an RDP connection by
> > > opening the Remote Desktop client on the home computer and entering the
> IP
> > > of the workstation. Of course, if you really want RDP, you don't need
> to
> > > use a VPN connection. Instead on the office Internet router or firewall
> you
> > > can map port 3389 to the IP of workstation - then you connect by
> entering
> > > your public IP in the RDP client on your home computer.
> > >
> > > Doug Sherman
> > > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> > >
> > > "Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:CF3A5CDF-C3F7-43F6-BBF7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > thank you, so I would just go to Start Run \\workstationip and that
> would
> > > > connect me to the computer so I can use the desktop programs etc. on
> the
> > > > workstation?
> > > >
> > > > "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well, actually you could run RDP through the VPN tunnel. Otherwise
> a
> > > VPN
> > > > > connection essentially makes the client the equivalent of a node on
> the
> > > > > internal network; except that you probably would not be able to
> browse
> > > > > through My Network Places. So you connect to shares on a
> workstation by
> > > > > Start/Run \\WorkstationName or \\WorkstationIP.
> > > > >
> > > > > Doug Sherman
> > > > > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
> > > > >
> > > > > "Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > > news:EC2023C0-D1C2-4B0A-A21A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > > I kow how to setup w2003 std. srvr. (one nic card) for VPN using
> > > > > > theirdomain.dyndns.org in linksys router and know how to setup xp
> vpn
> > > > > client.
> > > > > > but how does vpn on server know to let client into their
> workstation
> > > at
> > > > > > office (not server) like in remote desktop?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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