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how can i connect to my home computer using remote desktop if i have a linksys wireless router connected to my home computer?
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All you have to do is setup your PC to accept Remote Desktop connections, and then forward port 3389 from your router to the IP of that machine. I have found it best to assign the PC a static IP internally.

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how to i go about fowarding the 3389 port and setting up the static ip?
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Here is info on setting up static IP:

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...ip-address.asp

Here is info on port forwarding:

http://www.no-ip.com/support/guides/...s/linksys.html

Sorry for just the links, am a bit tired

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