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<blockquote data-quote="John S" data-source="post: 317601">You must have a password on the account you are using to Remote Desktop into your PC on. For security reasons, Windows will not allow an account without a password to connect remotely.. regardless of the settings. - it is impossible. so first put a passowrd on your account.Next, create a port forwarding rule on your router to tell it that any traffic on port 3389 needs to do to your Local PC. -- the exact steps varies from router to router but it shoudl look something like thisRULE NAME192.168.0.100&nbsp; TCP port:3389 FROM: ANYCheck your routers Tech Support site, they usually have instructions on setting up Port Forwarding rules. -- One manufacturer (SMC) even had a how tutorial on it.Next find out your Public IP address -- this is the IP address that your Internet Provider has assigned you.&nbsp; try using http://whatismyip.com/from your home PC.From your PDA.. start up Terminal Services Client and type in \YOURIP:3389NOTE: Your Public IP changes occasionally, especially if your reboot your router. - so you might need to check your public IP once or twice a week to be safe. Optional: Use DynamicDNS from www.dnydns.org so that you don&#039;t have to worry about changing IPs -- DynDns will allow you to associate YOUR public IP with a domain name they own. Then you install a free program that auto-updates DynDNS whenever your public IP changes. To connect you simply tupe in your domain name instead of IP. example: instead of typing \69.250.32.132 you&#039;d type:&nbsp; \mycomputer.homeip.net</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John S, post: 317601"] You must have a password on the account you are using to Remote Desktop into your PC on. For security reasons, Windows will not allow an account without a password to connect remotely.. regardless of the settings. - it is impossible. so first put a passowrd on your account. Next, create a port forwarding rule on your router to tell it that any traffic on port 3389 needs to do to your Local PC. -- the exact steps varies from router to router but it shoudl look something like this RULE NAME 192.168.0.100 TCP port:3389 FROM: ANY Check your routers Tech Support site, they usually have instructions on setting up Port Forwarding rules. -- One manufacturer (SMC) even had a how tutorial on it. Next find out your Public IP address -- this is the IP address that your Internet Provider has assigned you. try using http://whatismyip.com/ from your home PC. From your PDA.. start up Terminal Services Client and type in \YOURIP:3389 NOTE: Your Public IP changes occasionally, especially if your reboot your router. - so you might need to check your public IP once or twice a week to be safe. Optional: Use DynamicDNS from www.dnydns.org so that you don't have to worry about changing IPs -- DynDns will allow you to associate YOUR public IP with a domain name they own. Then you install a free program that auto-updates DynDNS whenever your public IP changes. To connect you simply tupe in your domain name instead of IP. example: instead of typing \69.250.32.132 you'd type: \mycomputer.homeip.net [/QUOTE]

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