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  • #1 14285147
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    Hello,
    I would like to remotely access my computer from an external network.
    The router I have is TPLINK TL-WR740N.

    1. I have set the IP address of the computer I want to access to 192.168.1.102
    2. I set the redirection of port 3389 to the address 192.168.1.102 in the Forwarding -> virtual server tab on the router
    3. I went to the website: http://twojeip.wp.pl/ and got an external IP
    4. On a computer in a different network, I launched the remote desktop, I entered:
    my_external_IP: 3389, but I can't access it.

    What else should I set? What did I do wrong ?

    Thanks for the answer and best regards :)
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  • #2 14285173
    rwisniewski1
    Level 23  
    czarnk wrote:
    What did I do wrong ?



    -> my_external_IP: 3389 - port not needed

    Also check your firewall settings.

    EDIT:
    One more thing, and in fact it should be first: log in to your TP-LINK and show the summary screenshot, where you have the IP address on the WAN side.
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    #3 14285179
    jprzedworski
    Network and Internet specialist
    Where do you get the internet from? Sometimes a client has a private address, not a public one. Then what you see when checking http://twojeip.wp.pl/ is the public address, but the provider's address, and there is some provider's router on the way. It's best to check your address on your router in the WAN tab, or "General".
    For example, it can block a firewall on your computer. There may be RDP access there, but from the LAN (and from the LAN it works), and here comes the packet with the internet address, and that is untrusted for the firewall.
  • #4 14285209
    mickpr
    Level 39  
    czarnk wrote:
    but I can't access
    What operating system?
    Is the user an administrator (or at least belongs to the "remote desktop users" group) and does he have a password?

    As colleagues wrote - add a rule allowing remote access to port 3389 to the firewall (Windows firewall).
  • #5 14297895
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    I turned off the firewall and antivirus completely, but I added an exception to the firewall just in case. The system I have is Windows 8. Indeed, in the WAN tab on the router I can see that I have the address 192.168.23.1.

    RDP from an external network - Remote desktop access from an external network

    So how do I get this remote access then?

    Thanks for the reply.
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    #6 14298001
    jimasek
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    You have several options:
    - purchasing a public IP address from an internet provider
    - TeamViver application for remote access
    - purchase of an account for VPN or VPS servers with VPN service
  • #7 14298026
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    I was wondering if there is such a possibility (maybe total stupidity), redirect my external address (checked on yourip.wp.pl) on the provider's router to the address 192.168.23.1? And from my router, to any address on the local network?

    I would not like to use TeamViewer, I will find out how much public IP costs, but I thought there was a free option.

    I am trying to buy a Raspberry PI and I would like to have remote access there as well, because I want to try "playing with a smart home".
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  • #8 14298091
    jimasek
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    I don't know your ISP's network configuration, at first glance it looks like a public IP address is shared by a few or a dozen users on your ISP's network.
  • #9 14298101
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    If it turned out that the address is assigned only to me (which seems to be a bit illogical then) is it physically possible to do it?
  • #10 14298111
    jimasek
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    Everything can be done except by the network administrator.
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  • #11 14298258
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    @jimasek What do you think I should do best? Can I set something on the router? He will contact his internet provider if he can help me in some way. If he has nothing interesting to offer, I will ask about buying an IP, but it will probably not be the cheapest option. It will probably be better to buy an account on the VPN server.
  • #12 14298276
    jimasek
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    I would use TeamViver, I don't know what's the problem for you?
  • #13 14299971
    rwisniewski1
    Level 23  
    czarnk wrote:
    @jimasek What do you think I should do best? Can I set something on the router? He will contact his internet provider if he can help me in some way. If he has nothing interesting to offer, I will ask about buying an IP, but it will probably not be the cheapest option. It will probably be better to buy an account on the VPN server.


    And it's only for remote desktop? It's not worth it. As jimasek says:
    1. Teamviewer - free for private use
    2. let your ISP redirect some port to your IP, cost> = 0
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  • #14 14299984
    jimasek
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    rwisniewski1 wrote:
    2. let your ISP redirect some port to your IP, cost> = 0

    Some local suppliers are "zdzierusy" ;) and they look to earn at every opportunity.
    Regards @ rwisniewski1
  • #15 14300871
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    Currently, only remote access, but as I wrote earlier, I want to buy a Raspberry Pi, and then I will need remote access to other things.
    @ rwisniewski1 , but @jimasek wrote that it is likely the same public IP address, many people besides me. So what does the redirect look like? Is it possible then?
  • #16 14300886
    jimasek
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    czarnk wrote:
    but @jimasek wrote that probably the same public IP address, many people besides me. So what does the redirect look like? Is it possible then?

    I wrote that this has to be done by a network administrator. With more devices, it is good to think about some tunneling (VPN).
  • #17 14301008
    jprzedworski
    Network and Internet specialist
    czarnk wrote:
    most likely the same public IP address, many people besides me
    This is why the administrator is unlikely to be willing to do such a redirect.
  • #18 14301261
    mickpr
    Level 39  
    jprzedworski wrote:
    This is why the administrator is unlikely to be willing to do such a redirect.
    And what does it bother you? In nothing!
  • #19 14301370
    hipekk
    Level 19  
    jprzedworski wrote:
    czarnk wrote:
    most likely the same public IP address, many people besides me
    This is why the administrator is unlikely to be willing to do such a redirect.


    After all, the redirection is set to a specific port (and it does not have to be 3389 - for security you can change it) to a specific IP - so why would it be harmful?

    But the predecessors are right that he manages the network may want to earn on such stupidity ...
  • #20 14302445
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    I called my provider, he didn't have any problems and reportedly he redirected the public address to my address 192.168.23.132 on the spot. I am not able to check now, when I will be at home, I will let you know. Theoretically, after entering the public IP address, should I be able to access my router now?
  • #21 14302470
    m.jastrzebski
    Network and Internet specialist
    czarnk wrote:
    I called my provider, he didn't have any problems and reportedly he redirected the public address to my address 192.168.23.132 on the spot. I am not able to check now, when I will be at home, I will let you know. Theoretically, after entering the public IP address, should I be able to access my router now?

    If the router has web support open to the outside then yes.
  • #22 14302707
    hipekk
    Level 19  
    It depends which ports it forwarded.
    If only 3389 - the default RDP port, you will not have access to your router from outside.
  • #23 14304586
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    I set up www access on my router and now I have public IP access. The supplier told me he had forwarded all the ports. Tomorrow I will check if port forwarding works, I want to set up Ubuntu on a virtual machine and set up a file server and a web server. Before I buy a Raspberry Pi, I would like to practice a bit on what is immediately available :)
  • #24 14306163
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    I have a problem again, I set up port forwarding. Port 3389, to connect remotely with my computer, wants to check if this port forwarding works for me, but I can't connect any more. I added antivirus and firewall rules off, firewall and antivirus rules just in case, but it still doesn't work. Via external_adres_ip: 8080 I can get to the router from outside, I was sure that then port forwarding would work. Got something wrong? What else could be the problem?

    RDP from an external network - Remote desktop access from an external network
  • #25 14306206
    przeqpiciel
    Network and Internet specialist
    first of all - are you trying to enter from the same local network in which you have this server exposed? if so, try using 3g, from a friend from school, from work
  • #26 14306251
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    I'm at work and I'm trying to connect from there, I was trying to set up an FTP server on FileZilla and I wanted to connect to it, but also to no avail.
  • #27 14306268
    przeqpiciel
    Network and Internet specialist
    that is, from: work to: home so that there is no doubt.

    you also write about virtual machine. When configuring network access of this virtual machine, did you set the network interface as a bridge to the network card?
  • #28 14306333
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    Yes, work -> home. He is currently working on physical devices. Let's leave the virtual machine alone for now :) From what I remember, I set it up as a bridge in the machine, I have to check it, because I put Linux up some time ago, but I didn't do anything on it.
  • #29 14306342
    przeqpiciel
    Network and Internet specialist
    so there is still the issue of earlier posts. Are you sure your network administrator redirected this port to you, because he may be using it himself ?!
    you would always try ngrok.com :)
  • #30 14306369
    czarnk
    Level 10  
    I think he redirected because earlier, after entering a public IP address, it redirected me to their router. Now, after entering public_address_ip: 8080, I can access my router. What's the easiest way to check if port forwarding is working, in addition to Remote Desktop?

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around the challenges of accessing a computer remotely via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) from an external network using a TP-LINK TL-WR740N router. The user has configured port forwarding for port 3389 to the internal IP address 192.168.1.102 but is unable to connect using the external IP. Responses suggest checking firewall settings, ensuring the correct public IP is being used, and verifying if the ISP is providing a public IP or if it is shared among multiple users. Alternatives such as using TeamViewer or purchasing a public IP from the ISP are also discussed. The user later confirms that the ISP has redirected the public IP to the correct internal address but still faces issues with port forwarding. Suggestions include testing direct connections and using network monitoring tools to diagnose the problem.
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