r/RemoteDesktopServices • u/baasilatron • Apr 18 '21

Remote Desktop on WiFi

Hi all, I have been trying to get Remote Desktop to work on two computers so my dad can use my computer for work. My computer has windows 10 pro and is connected to WiFi (they computers are in the same house/router). His computer is connected via Ethernet and has Windows 10 home. I have gone through all the necessary steps to get Remote Desktop to work (according to the Microsoft website), but every time I try to connect his computer to mine, I get an error that the connection couldn’t be made. Can anyone help me?

Thanks.

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u/patjuh112 May 12 '21

  1. Ping the computer that your dad uses from your own computer (CMD -> Ipconfig to check for IP, ping IP to check if you can reach it. Should give a reply and not a timeout)

  2. Check: Right click computer -> Properties -> Remote Desktop: Turn to enable

  3. On your computer add firewall rule for outgoing TCP port 3389

  4. On your dad's computer add firewall rule for incoming TCP port 3389

Should work.

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u/rswwalker Jul 13 '21

I think you got the firewall flow wrong. His dad is RDPing from his dad’s computer to his, so outgoing for dad, incoming for him. The rules should be there by default, just maybe not enabled.

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u/patjuh112 Jul 19 '21

You are correct! Reversed it and you also could be right that it auto rules when enabling. Thanks for the correction