Resolved Remote Desktop With Router

Hi,
I love using Remote Desktop Connection so that I can access my home computer from anywhere. I used to use it when I was the only one that had a computer in the house and it was connected to the internet via DSL Modem. Everything worked fine. Recently I have acquired a router because other people in the house wanted to get on the internet too. Now when I type in my external ip address it doesnt connect. I'm guessing this is because theres more than one computer connected to the router. The router I am using is a Thomson TG585 v7 which I think all ISP give out for free.

Could anyone help me with this?

Thanks in advance!

 

RDP service uses port 3389 by default and will need to be forwarded to your desktop from the WAN side of the router.

Code:

Assign a game or application to a local networking device
If you assign a game or application to a local networking device, you will basically tell the Thomson Gateway
that if it receives requests for a specific game or application, it has to forward these messages to a specific
computer.
Proceed as follows to do so:
1 Browse to the Thomson Gateway Web Interface.
2 On the Toolbox menu, click Game & Application Sharing.
3 In the Pick a task list, click Assign a game or application to a local network device.
4 In the Game or application list, click the service you want to run on the computer. For example, HTTP
Server (World Wide Web).
5 In the Device, list select the computer to which you want to assign the service. Your computer will be
listed with it’s computer name.
6 All incoming request for the selected service will now be directed to the selected device. The Thomson
Gateway will also configure the its firewall to allow this service.

IMO log me in is a lot more effective than RDP and doesn't require any port forwarding.

 

Scott Smith thank you so much! You have completely solved my problem with the quote. Now everything is working perfect again, I completely overlooked this feature. Thankyou once again!