Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Remote desktop connection

Lets start with setting up the server. you can use your own pc as the server. the condtions for making a server are.

1)  you must be an admistrator privelaged user

2) must have a user password

go to sytem properties click remote tab and enable allow users to connect remotely to this computer. click select remote users then click add then advanced and then findnow select your user and click ok.

this will allow any user to connect to your system provided they know your ip adress.

you can get your ip from www.whatismyip.com/

now what the client have to do is go to start>programs>accessories>remote desktop connetion

type the ip type the server username and password and you are through.

If your broadband provider has dynamic ip your ip address changes everytime you connect.

inorder to keep your ip static  goto https://www.dyndns.com/ register and also a host id and  download this software http://cdn.dyndns.com/windows/DynUpSetup.exe