hamachi and remote desktop

[leetskeet]

i'm able to right click on my tower in the hamachi client and browse my files but i cannot get remote desktop to work. i'm just opening the remote desktop prog and using my towers lan ip address but it wont connect...anyone have an idea what i'm doing wrong

 

[partner1220]

You need to use the Hamachi IP address (sometimes name works as well). Also make sure that RDP is allowed on the client (System Properties > Remote Tab) and the client firewall is set to allow port 3389 (default).

You can use PortQRY to see if traffic is allowed to 3389 on the client machine: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8355e537-1ea6-4569-aabb-f248f4bd91d0

 

[leetskeet]

using the hamachi ip address worked. thanks

 

[whrswoldo]

I've been using Hamachi for years, found a neat remote access program by the same company a few months back called "Logmein". It's a lot easier to set up and use than VNC/remote desktop imo, may be worth taking a look at.