the Surface RT), open the Remote Desktop application. On the computer you want to connect with, ( client computer, i.e. Google and Bing will give you the IP without having to click on links. To do this, goto Google or Bing or whatever you use and type in "What is my ip". If you want to connect over the Internet, get you external IP. Look for "IPv4 Address", the IP beside it is your LAN IP (should be .x, 172.x.x.x or 10.x.x.x depending on your router). To get your LAN IP, open "Command Prompt", type in "ipconfig" and press enter. You can get the computer name in the Properties window you went to above (it is to the right of the Remote Settings link). If you are connecting over LAN, get your computer's name and LAN IP. Click Remote Settings and check "Allow remote connections to this computer". the laptop), right-click on Computer and click Properties. On the computer you want to connect to ( host computer, i.e. If they are different, you need to port forward, if you do not have access to a physical router/modem, you will not be able to port forward and will have to use TeamViewer for Internet access.Īssuming the above is not an issue or already done, then this is what you have to do to make sure you can use Remote Desktop: If you are unsure if you need port forward, do steps 2 and 3 below to get your LAN IP and External IP. I would recommend the later (there is a Windows Store app for it). If you want to connect to your computer over Internet, either port forward the port 3389 to your laptop, or use TeamViewer. Also, doing so makes your computer much more at risk because it will be open to the whole internet. If you are not doing this over LAN (like from a laptop to a desktop on the same network), then you will probably have to port forward.
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