Remote desktop
 

ok, i have the pocket pc remote desktop on my mogul. i want to connect to my pc but keep getting an error stating "cannot connect. likley reasons are:1. specified computer name or ip does not exist. 2.a network error occured while establishing the connection."

i think i have everything entered right. in the computer part i put the name of my computer as it shows in my properties which is computer2007
in the username i put my pc username, and my password. in domain i put my ip address. my question is, am i right about how i entered everything and what is the correct way to put in the ip address

Mine only works with the URL and port in the computer field (my.computer.com:3306, or 111.222.333.444:3306) and the domain field blank. So for you, perhaps the IP and port (if not default port) in the computer field and blank domain will work.

default ports are a security risk

you make have to start the connection first with PIE

The best way to do this is to run "Hamachi" a free VPN program for both your Pocket PC and Host Desktop. You can bypass most port and firewall issues and use logical computer names instead of ip addresses. This works very well with WM6. For an alternative access method, check out the "logmein" client from the same website (www.logmein.com), for difficult firewall situations on the host side, it is the only practical free solution.

Are you using this program?
If so, I had the same problem with it. There is a little bug that does not allow you to connect unless you have it installed to main memory. Once I did that, it works with the IP or name. Great little program!

Well. lets start with the basics, Have you enabled RDP on the host machine :)

how are you trying to connect? Over Wifi? over Evdo? If wifi then the computer name method should work, and you should not need to enter the ip into the domain field, leave that blank.

If you are trying to connect over EvDO, then its a bit trickier, 1. you need to know you external IP address (or you can sign up for dydns which makes things easier). You will also need to make sure you have forwarded the necessary ports from your router to the host PC.

Do you have another PC you can use to test with? Click run, type mstsc.exe and try to connect to the Host PC from there, it will help to isolate the issue.

I am trying to get the remote desktop working also. I am using the WM6 RDP Finster, everytime I get the cannot connect error. I am trying to access computers at my job which are part of a domain. Ive typed in the computer name,the computer ip address,my username and password, and Ive tried leaving the domain blank or putting in our domain name. Any suggestions and I've been trying using WIFI

Is you WiFi connection on the same subnet as the servers? Are you sure that there is not a firewall in between you and the Host machines.

Right now I'm experimenting with accessing my own computer in the domain. My firewall is down and remote desktop is enabled. I am using the Wifi here at work to try it.

Basic steps that might help
1) Go to (no-ip.com) and sing up for free DNS service
2) Once installed and running on your PC, go to your router and direct port 3389 to the PC (IP) address
3) Make sure remote desktop is enabled on your pc. And firewall accepts RDP 3389
4) On your PPC your logon should look something like this…
Computer: -- - - .no-ip.org (or) - - - - .no-ip.net (or) - - - - .no.ip.com
User name: This should be you’re login name on the pc
Password: whatever it is
Domain: not needed leave blank
You should be able to log in anywhere as long as your PC and PPC have internet access.

I say setup LogMeIn (www.logmein.com) No hassle setup, and easy to use!
(And free)

Thanks for all of the suggestions. These options may work for one or two computers, I'm looking to be able to remote into any computer at work like I can through VNC on my laptop.

I installed the remote desktop cab found on this site and i got it working. My it guy at worked opened me up a port and did some regedit on my machine, also had to enable remote connections. I just enter my ip and port and left the domain empty. I also had to start internet explorer first before it would connect.

Make sure its not as easy as having the wrong user name and password. I had the same problem when I set up my connection, but forgot that the text setting was set to automatically add a space at the end of every word. I didn't notice the blank space when I entered the user name or password but my work computer sure did!

http://empoweringsoho.files.wordpres...otedesktop.pdf

This got remote desktop working for me. Make sure you have Windows XP Professional on the computer you want to connect to (host computer). Good luck!

This Remote Desktop program works great for me, but I hate how it changes all the desktop icons on the PC after I take the connecttion back on the PC end.

Is there anyway to stop that? Am I doing something wrong?

Remote Desktop usually won't work from outside if you are connecting into a domain. Usually only domained PC's have access. You guys are forgetting about port forwarding. If you are connecting over EV-DO, or at wifi that isn't your local LAN, you need to connect to the external IP, not the 192.168.1.x IP, and additionally you need to port forward the port you are using via your routers setup page.

Bump. Can anybody help with this?

How are they changing? Are they just being rearranged or do they actually look different?

They are just being rearranged. They look the same.

The same thing happens with me because the resolution changes. If you lower the resolution you don't have enough space for all the icons, so they move so they all fit. Unfortunately they don't go back. I use LogMeIn at 640x480 or 800x600 and my laptop's native resolution is 1680x1050. So the desktop icons more around quite a bit. I don't think there's any way around it.

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