the netgear mr814 has at least three versions
these notes are from .v3 (the white case)
with wireless antennae
logon to the router
in the advanced section on the left hand list
-first- open the Lan IP Setup page
default setting is checked Use Router as DHCP Server
default starting ip address is 192.168.0.2
the pc address in your post was ...0.5
your pc may have a floating dhcp address and may
change as time passes, this will cause static port forwarding to fail to work as needed
suggestion: reset the router to start assigning dhcp addresses
at .0.50 or 0.100
then configure your pc using the network cpl to have a fixed addres
ip 192.168.0.20 or any address not already in use on this lan
subnet 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
and
dns 192.168.0.1
apply, test access to lan and internet
-second- logon to the router again, open the port forwarding page
click Add Custom Service radio button
make up a name rdp_example
server ip enter 192.168.0.20
start/end ports enter 3389 for both
apply the change, when the page returns
the line will read more or less...
service name start port end port server id address
1 rdp_example 3389 3389 192.168.0.20
router part is finished
restart router
verify that the pc can still access the router
and browse the internet
on the pc
from a username that is a member of administrators group
right click on "My Computer"
select properties
open Remote tab
in the lower pane place a checkmark in
Allow users to connect remotely to this computer
administrators default to being allowed
all others usernames have to be added.
if the username that will be used is just a member of Users
then click on Select Remote Users
and add the username that will be used to logon from a remote site
apply and ok till closed
be sure that the username that will be used to logon using rdp
has a password that is at least one character in length. usernames with NO or NULL password
cannot logon to xp remotely.
return to network cpl/security cpl
and turn off windows firewall while testing
restart router, and pc, recheck the changes
this next step bypasses the router config and only locally tests the pc settings
from someother pc that is on the same LAN segment 192.168.0.xxx
launch remote desktop
in the address line enter 192.168.0.20
and then press connect
should get the logon dialog box on your host pc
if so the pc will accept a remote session
logon with the username chosen above
done. host pc changes were successful
determine the public address of the router
launch iexplore , url address:
record the public ip displayed w.x.y.z
can also be found by browsing to the router, examine basic setting / status
travel to the remote pc.
launch iexplore, confirm that internet access is working
launch the rdp application
in the address slot enter the public ip address displayed by whatismyip.com
w.x.y.z press connect
should cause logon dialogue box to appear
cautions
if the host xp has recently been booted, remote access connections
will be blocked for about a minute or so.
in the windows firewall Excpetions tab,
verify that remote desktop has a check, before turning the
windows firewall on.
test locally to confirm before driving to remote pc
if the host pc has welcome screen logon style, when accessing via rdp, the login screen will appear, not the welcome screen. welcome screen will only be seen when sitting at the host pc.
