Need help with a Mikrotik router.

[JohnnyQ]

I have a client with a wireless internet connection (it's all that's available in the area they are in) and a Mikrotik router. I have to setup remote desktop on one of their office pc's so they can remotely run some apps from home.

The router cannot be changed, as it is standard equipment from the service provider, and they cannot help me with what i need to do.

I have done this before on normal adsl systems with Netgear and Telkom routers , but this friggin Mikrotik router is not playing ball. Port forwarding is not clear at all.

Another thing, when i try to get the ip assigned by the isp, i get 3 different results from these 3 links. Which one is correct? http://www.whatismyip.org, http://www.whatismyip.com, or http://www.whatismyip.net/cgi-bin/your_ip_is.cgi.

Help would be much appreciated.

 

[JohnnyQ]

Help with microtik routers

I need some help to setup remote desktop with a microtik router on a wireless isp connection.

 

[skydog]

I need some help to setup remote desktop with a microtik router on a wireless isp connection.

/ip firewall nat chain=dstnat action=dst-nat to-addresses=192.168.0.1 to-ports=3389 in-interface=WAN1 dst-port=3389 protocol=tcp

where 192.168.0.1 = your local LAN address and WAN1 = your WAN interface name

many other variations
eg change the port you coming in on so it does not look like RDP

 

[.Froot.]

whatismyip.net (the Canadian one) is incorrect. It returns the 196 address, which is the DNS server or whatever.

 

[.Froot.]

My guess to what an easy solution would be is to set up a VPN between the computers- I use Hamachi. Easy to configure and install and you can then run the remote desktop across that. No port forwarding needed....

 

[antowan]

mod note: threads merged.

 

[JohnnyQ]

/ip firewall nat chain=dstnat action=dst-nat to-addresses=192.168.0.1 to-ports=3389 in-interface=WAN1 dst-port=3389 protocol=tcp

where 192.168.0.1 = your local LAN address and WAN1 = your WAN interface name

many other variations
eg change the port you coming in on so it does not look like RDP

Thanx for the info.

Is the WAN interface name the router ip or the ip provided by the isp?

Where do i actually type in the argument? and i mean literally in what interface.

 

[skydog]

Thanx for the info.

Is the WAN interface name the router ip or the ip provided by the isp?

Where do i actually type in the argument? and i mean literally in what interface.

the WAN interface name is the name of the interface connecting to your isp it is not an IP

open up a terminal window from winbox
or telnet or ssh into the router