Server 2003 Remote Connection

[hoemee]

I am trying to establish a remote connection with a friends server (2003) from my home (win XP Pro).......and cannot seem to do it. I have his IP address and full computer name...but cannot do it. Is there something I need to set up on the server to allow me to do this? Can anyone direct me to a link that will walk me throught this step by step?

Thank you

[EzyStvy]

What happens/doesn't happen when you try to connect?

Have you looked at the firewall settings on the server pc?

[hoemee]

When I go to remote connection on my home PC, I tried to type in the full computer name and/or the ip address and it comes up with an error message saying that "remote desktop cannot find the remote computer" and to check with my administartor.......what should I look for on the firewall settings? I know other people(employees) are logging into the server remotely.

Thank you for your help and your patience...

[EzyStvy]

The computer name won't work unless the other pc in on the same network as your machine.

Odds are you're using the wrong IP address.

[glc]

If other people are successfully doing it, get the exact settings from one of them.

[hoemee]

How do I get the right ip address? I right clicked on the local area connection icon in the right hand lower task bar, then went to status and then support - is this not the IP address for the server? Also, is this where I would put the IP address - in the place of computer name?

[glc]

If the server is behind a router, that's the local IP, not the Internet IP. On the server, open a browser and go to www.whatismyip.com.

[hoemee]

That was it! Once I got the right Ip address, I logged right on.

Thank you all