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easikwilson · September 20th, 2003, 01:09 PM

I have a network (192.168.1.xxx) on private side of Linksys WAP DSL/Cable Router which is connected to Internet via Cable Modem. I would like to establish a Remote Desktop Connection to a server located on the private side of a remote network (also a 192.168.1.xxx network) that is connected to the internet with a 3COM DSL Router with built-in VPN. I can currently establish the VPN connection through my Linksys equipment, but cannot connect to the server using Remote Desktop Connection while using the Linksys router on my end. If I remove the Linksys router on my end and use a direct connection from my local cable modem to a single PC, I can establish the VPN conenction AND I can connect to the remote server using Remote Desktop Connection. There are no known IP address conflicts between the two private networks, but it seems like when I have the Linksys router installed on my end that the connection request for Remote Desktop Connection may not be leaving my local private network, so I eventually get a "fail to connect error" just like you do if I use the wrong IP address when attempting to connect using the single PC approach without the Linksys router.

Any Ideas???

September 20th, 2003, 01:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
easikwilson Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3	Linksys Router to Internet to VPN Then Connect to Remote using Remote Desktop Connect I have a network (192.168.1.xxx) on private side of Linksys WAP DSL/Cable Router which is connected to Internet via Cable Modem. I would like to establish a Remote Desktop Connection to a server located on the private side of a remote network (also a 192.168.1.xxx network) that is connected to the internet with a 3COM DSL Router with built-in VPN. I can currently establish the VPN connection through my Linksys equipment, but cannot connect to the server using Remote Desktop Connection while using the Linksys router on my end. If I remove the Linksys router on my end and use a direct connection from my local cable modem to a single PC, I can establish the VPN conenction AND I can connect to the remote server using Remote Desktop Connection. There are no known IP address conflicts between the two private networks, but it seems like when I have the Linksys router installed on my end that the connection request for Remote Desktop Connection may not be leaving my local private network, so I eventually get a "fail to connect error" just like you do if I use the wrong IP address when attempting to connect using the single PC approach without the Linksys router. Any Ideas???