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Title: DDNS, remote desktop, more than one computer
Post by: mike92117 on October 28, 2009, 03:32:12 PM

So I got remote desktop running from outside the network using a dynamic DNS service.

But I have a 2nd computer I would like to enable this for but not quite sure how to go about it.  The router control panel setup allows multiple remote desktop connections to be setup (under Advanced, Virtual Server).  However, there is only one DDNS setting (under Tools, Dynamic DNS), and I'm not sure how that can be made to resolve to a single computer.  I guess the same problem occurs even with a fixed IP address (w/o DDNS).  How does the router know which PC you want to connect to?

Any ideas?  Am I over-complicating this?

Title: Re: DDNS, remote desktop, more than one computer
Post by: McHInferno on October 28, 2009, 05:27:10 PM

The way I do this is through the regular portforwarding.

external port 33890 --> internal comp 1 ip:3389
external port 33891 --> internal comp 2 ip:3389

Then externally, you connect to your dyndns address with the specified port in remote desktop.

Title: Re: DDNS, remote desktop, more than one computer
Post by: mike92117 on October 28, 2009, 09:40:05 PM

that was easy!  Thank you.