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Help with Remote Assistance
Hi Max,
Remote Desktop uses port 3389 to connect, while you have to permit Remote Assistance, and even the one in Windows Live messenger, to get through the Internet. In your Firewall, look under "Exceptions" and you'll see three distinct srevices to enable, as follows: -RemoteAssistance, -Remote Assistance - Windows Messenger and Voice -Remote Desktop. I hope this helps Samuel. "Blue Max" wrote in message news We seriously need help making a Remote Assistance connection. We have some senior family members who really need our constant assistance, but we cannot connect. Here is a little background: FIRST, the connection is being made over the internet, with an invitation and password, not within a local network. SECOND, we can successfully make a Remote Desktop connection to each of the computers involved. If we can successfully configure Remote Desktop, then why not Remote Assistance, which uses some of the same communications protocols? THIRD, we can succesfully communicate with Windows Live Messenger. However, if we choose the remote assistance option with the same contact, we cannot connect. Ironically, the connection appears solid in that one contact successfully sends a request and the other accepts the request, but the connection always times out or fails. The dialog suggests that the other user may have closed the Remote Assistance session, but they have not. FOURTH, could this be a subtle firewall issue since we can connect in so many other similar ways, but not with Remote Assistance? Does MSRA.exe have to be allowed through the third-party firewalls? It seems we have even tried this before without much success. I imagine, if we have allowed remote assistance in the 'Remote Settings' dialog, that the Windows firewall is properly configured to run MSRA.exe, correct? We would really appreciate some advanced help in resolving this problem! Remote Assistance is promoted as the friendly lifeline for even the most novice users. Yet, as an advanced user, we have only made one or two successful connections over the last 4 years - not a real confidence builder. If you have any advanced knowledge on configuring Remote Assistance, we would welcome your help! |
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Help with Remote Assistance
Hi Max,
Remote Desktop uses port 3389 to connect, while you have to permit Remote Assistance, and even the one in Windows Live messenger, to get through the Internet. In your Firewall, look under "Exceptions" and you'll see three distinct srevices to enable, as follows: -RemoteAssistance, -Remote Assistance - Windows Messenger and Voice -Remote Desktop. I hope this helps Samuel. "Blue Max" wrote in message news We seriously need help making a Remote Assistance connection. We have some senior family members who really need our constant assistance, but we cannot connect. Here is a little background: FIRST, the connection is being made over the internet, with an invitation and password, not within a local network. SECOND, we can successfully make a Remote Desktop connection to each of the computers involved. If we can successfully configure Remote Desktop, then why not Remote Assistance, which uses some of the same communications protocols? THIRD, we can succesfully communicate with Windows Live Messenger. However, if we choose the remote assistance option with the same contact, we cannot connect. Ironically, the connection appears solid in that one contact successfully sends a request and the other accepts the request, but the connection always times out or fails. The dialog suggests that the other user may have closed the Remote Assistance session, but they have not. FOURTH, could this be a subtle firewall issue since we can connect in so many other similar ways, but not with Remote Assistance? Does MSRA.exe have to be allowed through the third-party firewalls? It seems we have even tried this before without much success. I imagine, if we have allowed remote assistance in the 'Remote Settings' dialog, that the Windows firewall is properly configured to run MSRA.exe, correct? We would really appreciate some advanced help in resolving this problem! Remote Assistance is promoted as the friendly lifeline for even the most novice users. Yet, as an advanced user, we have only made one or two successful connections over the last 4 years - not a real confidence builder. If you have any advanced knowledge on configuring Remote Assistance, we would welcome your help! |
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Help with Remote Assistance
Hello,
Make you life easy... Why not install LogMeIn on the family member computers? http://www.logmein.com Miguel Falcon ITS http://www.falconits.com http://www.falconits.net |
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Help with Remote Assistance
Hello,
Make you life easy... Why not install LogMeIn on the family member computers? http://www.logmein.com Miguel Falcon ITS http://www.falconits.com http://www.falconits.net |
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