OK scenario I have 2 computers at my house I use windows 7 ultimate on both systems. I use remote desktop all the time at home. Here is what I want to do. Connect from my business to home via remote desktop I also use windows 7 ultimate at my work. How do I ............A. make a RD Gateway...B. do I need a domain? C. Do I need to have the specified computer in DMZ mode on my router pls help thanks...

To connect across the public Internet you need to connect to a registered public IP. If you are on a private LAN behind a router, you will need to use the router's public IP and use port forwarding on the router to re-route the RDP port (tcp 3389) to the LAN IP of the machine you want to connect to. Bill

To add to Bill's advice if you want to access both of the home PCs remotely using Remote Desktop [RDC] you can do that a couple of different ways through your router... http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html ...or setup a VPN or Secure Shell [SSH] server at home and access one or both with RDC through the VPN or SSH tunnel. I like SSH because you can use strong authentication by the use of a public/private key pair. In all cases use a strong password when accessing via RDC and make sure Network Level Authentication [NLA] is enabled on both the home Windows 7 RDC host PCs and your work Windows 7 RDC client PC. http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/RDC-NLAandServerAuth/Host-UseNLA.jpg http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/ScreenShots/RDC-NLAandServerAuth/ClienttoServer-UseServerAuth.jpg To call using a public IP it may be best, and one method that I recommend, to sign up for a free fully qualified domain name [FQDN] from No-IP.com or DynDNS for example. You can either run a small program on one of your home PCs or if your router supports it configure your No-IP.com or DynDNS account on the router. You then call home using the FQDN versus the IP. This method works better since most home users get a dynamically assigned IP from their ISP which can change. The FQDN is mapped to the ISPs assigned IP and will always allow you to connect. Basic troubleshooting help... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-can-t-I-connect-using-Remote-Desktop-Connection MS-MVP Windows Desktop Experience, "When all else fails, read the instructions"

Thanks for the info works great...