Remote Desktop Connection issues

[Charlie Pawlak]

Please excuse me if this is in the wrong topic, but I will try to explain as much as I can.
Here it goes..

With My first wireless router (SMC Networks I believe,) I used to use remote desktop connection with both of my laptops. After a power outage, the router flat out died on me (yes, even after the power went back on). I went to walmart and bought myself a very nice Netgear N600 Wireless N router. A few days ago, I tried to set up a connection between my iPad running Microsoft RDP and a Windows 8 notebook. No matter how many solutions from the internet I tried, it just kept refusing to connect.

What I have tried:
-Made sure computer name is correct from ipad
-Tried IP adress instead
-Made sure RDP is allowed in windows firewall
-Tried to make a VPN network (Which failed horribly)
-Tried Teamviewer and a load of other remote software, which either lagged horribly or flat out didnt work 😛

Any help would be appreciated
Basically the point of this is to turn my iPad into a Microsoft surface to run full office software.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

If you want to use RDP across the Internet, you need to make the local device visible to the Internet by way of NAT and a public IP address, which you get from your ISP. You also need a firewall policy allowing the RDP protocol from the WAN to the LAN, which is configured on the router.

Bear in mind that you're opening up a hole in your security by doing this.

 

[Charlie Pawlak]

If you want to use RDP across the Internet, you need to make the local device visible to the Internet by way of NAT and a public IP address, which you get from your ISP. You also need a firewall policy allowing the RDP protocol from the WAN to the LAN, which is configured on the router.

Bear in mind that you're opening up a hole in your security by doing this.

First of all, I dont want it across the internet. My speeds are ~768kbps and the connection quality would really suck. I will look into my router settings to see what I can do about this firewall. Thanks for giving a fast reply

 

[Charlie Pawlak]

I could not find anything on my routers settings page that is related to this firewall.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

OK, if you're using RDP within your LAN then you don't need to worry about making the device visible to the Internet. All you should have to do is allow port 3389 through Windows Firewall (assuming it's active) and the router. You also need to enable RDP connectivity on the target computer as well.

 

[Charlie Pawlak]

I enabled ports 3389 in both firewall and in the router, but still no luck.

 

[DerekVGH]

Is your laptop running Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro? If you want it to be able to host a remote desktop session, it must be running Windows 8 Pro and not just Windows 8.

If it is running Windows 8 Pro, then go to System Properties > Remote tab and enable Allow Remote Connections to this Computer. Also, bear in mind that the user account you are logging in with must have a password, or else Windows will not allow the connection.

 

[Charlie Pawlak]

Just windows 8 🙁 But then why did two Windows 7 Home Premium laptops work?
My account also has a secure password.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

Is your laptop running Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro? If you want it to be able to host a remote desktop session, it must be running Windows 8 Pro and not just Windows 8.

I wouldn't have thought that was the case, but as it happens, it is. Microsoft did the same with the Starter and Home editions of Windows 7 as well. Home Premium wasn't affected.

 

[Charlie Pawlak]

Is your laptop running Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro? If you want it to be able to host a remote desktop session, it must be running Windows 8 Pro and not just Windows 8.

I wouldn't have thought that was the case, but as it happens, it is. Microsoft did the same with the Starter and Home editions of Windows 7 as well. Home Premium wasn't affected.

Well looks like I'll be digging up the old Sony Vaio.

 

[Charlie Pawlak]

UPDATE: Sony suddenly does not work, but I discovered that I can connect my Mac over VNC and still get a quite usable speed.