Windows 8 Remote Desktop Issues

[Leaftytj]

I am having some unfamiliar issues with the RDP client.

I have a always on laptop at home that several remote clients connect to. 3 laptops and 3 mobile devices. I have a VPN setup with my Asus router that seems to work for what we need. I have successfully used RDP on all laptops and connected to the 1 pc on each. The issue is, I could only connect the first time, after that I receive the normal RDP cannot connect error message. I can connect every time and anytime on each of my mobile device without any issues.

I have a port forward setup for RDP in case that was the issue but I still am having issues connecting.

When I run RDP locally on the same network it works fine. So it seems it is a combination of the VPN and RDP but then why don't I have that issue with mobile devices?

*Some additional back ground on the VPN. I am running on OpenVPN setting on my Asus n56u router. All laptops and mobile devices have no issues connecting to the VPN and I see them listed in the router once connected.

Any ideas?

 

[broe23]

Unless you are running the Pro edition, RDP will not work. You can use Teamviewer for remote desktop connections.

 

[Leaftytj]

We are running Pro on the machine we need to access. That is why we can RDP from my G3 and locally from our other machines. The problem is when I VPN into the network, I cannot get RPD to connect. In further investigation today, it seems the VPN isn't allowing the laptops to see the entire network. i cannot ping any device on the network from computers using the VPN. When I connect to the VPN on my phone, I can see and connect RDP using the IP without issues.

 

[broe23]

Again, you have to have Pro edition on all machines. Also if you have a Dynamic IP from your ISP, your only alternative which works for everyone, is to use Teamviewer.

 

[Leaftytj]

I have a static IP from my ISP specifically for this. The issue I have it all machines connected to the main one once, without the pro edition on them. If it was some weird fluke then that's what it was. I will look into team viewer.Thanks for the input.