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[cfog83]

Apologies if this has already been covered on this board, but I could not find a thread with the same problem.  I am attempting to set up a remote desktop connection to my home media server so I no longer need to keep a keyboard, mouse, and monitor plugged in to it when I need to use it.  I am running Windows 7 Home Premium on both systems.  I am sure the firewall is not the problem, as I have tried to connect with it disabled.  I have also made sure to allow remote connections on the server.  I know the DIR-825 supports UPnP, which works with Remote Desktop, so there should be no problem, but something is not working.  I have tried disabling UPnP, setting up a virtual server, port forwarding, and assigning a permanant IP to the server, to no effect.  Something is blocking my remote connection requests.  Keep in mind, I am not even trying to do this over the internet, just over my LAN!  I am at my wits end here.  Tried all sorts of online guides, nothing has worked.

[FurryNutz]

Some things to try:
Ensure DNS IP addresses are being filled in under Setup/Internet/Manual? You can find these under Status/Device Info/Wan section.
Turn off ALL QoS (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options. Advanced/QoS or Gamefuel.
Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual.
Turn on DNS Relay under Setup/Networking.
Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices on the router. Setup/Networking
Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP.

I have RDP set on on several of my PCs at home and connect RDP using the IP address of the PC i'm trying to connect too. It should work

[smlunatick]

Remote desktop over a LAN never goes thorough the Internet access router / gateway.

You normally would Remote Desktop "access" the server's local IP (ex: 192.168.1.200) or the Windows "name" of the server (ex: Myhomesrv)

[cfog83]

smlunatick, I know that RD accesses the other network computer over the LAN.  That is why this is so frustrating.  I type the local IP address of my server into the RD box and it fails to connect.  I can even see the server on my network map, but when I choose to "Connect With Remote Desktop Connection" I can't connect.

FurryNutz, I tried what you said, to no avail.  Could my router be broken?  It seems to work fine in absolutely every other way.

Thank you for your responses.

[smlunatick]

Does this "remote" computer have a firewall software / anti-virus that could block access.