Setting a Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) on Windows XP and Windows Vista

Intro

Remote desktop allows you to access a computers desktop from a remote location using another PC, Mobile phone, PDA. You can access from any of these devices as long as you make the correct settings. In the case of a PC or laptop accessing the remote machine (another computer), it is very simple to set this up. However if you want to access using mobile phone you will need to set the RDC connection to show up on a web browser.

First I'll show you the simple way using PC to connect and then I'll go on to using a mobile phone to connect using a web browser.

PC (or laptop) to PC Remote Connection

Obtain:
IP Address
Computers Name

Change Routing Information (Port Forwarding)



First Step: Obtain IP Address

In order to make a connection to the remote server you will need to obtain IP address. There are several ways to obtain IP address. One way is to use command prompt and using the ipconfig command will bring up the IP address of the computer. Another way is to get the IP address by typing "my ip" on Google. If you use the command prompt and you have a router which send the internet connection to remote server then you will get a local IP address. This will probably look something like 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x and it really depends what kind of router is installed. If you are obtaining IP address from a website that will give you the IP address of your router.

In the case of a direct connection, I mean if you don't use a router to get internet connection, it is easier to make Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) work. You will have to

However, if you have a router you will have to change the port forwarding settings on your router. Port 3389 is used for RDC