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Herewith a brief description of the setup.
The configuration
• 2 x separately cabled Local lan’s with each having a switch of their own.
• 1 switch on the lan has a Cisco router plugged into it configured for inbound traffic only and no internet access with an application on the workgroup XP server box.
• Another switch on the 2nd lan has a Telkom Mega 105wr router plugged into it and provides the internet access to 4 XP boxes.
The Aim
• The goal is to have the 1st lan’s workgroup server accessed remotely using remote desktop, but thru the Telkom router of the 2nd lan as we are not allowed to mess with the Cisco rotuer’s setup at all.
The status at the moment
• We have installed a wireless USB network adaptor on the 1st lan’s workgroup server as a means of connecting to the Telkom router as it resides in another part of the building and cabling thru concrete walls was not an option.
• We have setup static ip’s in the 10.10.10.X range on both lans’ to enable it to “see” one another.
• To summarise, the XP workgroup server box has a wired Ethernet config as follows:
• IP – 10.10.10.99
• Mask – 255.255.255.0
• Gateway – 10.10.10.254....cisco router
• The wireless USB config on the same box is as follows:
• IP - 10.10.10.51
• Mask – 255.255.255.0
• Gateway – 10.10.10.50.....telkom router
Needless to say, XP gives preference to the “Ethernet” connection when doing ping commands and the like.I have found that when both the “wired” and “wireless” connections are active, I cannot connect via remote desktop from "outside". When I disable the “wired” connection, I am instantly able to connect via remote desktop!I need both connections to be active simultaneously.Bear in mind that the although the box must be accessed remotely, it does not require outbound internet access.
Thanks in anticipation.
Japman
Herewith a brief description of the setup.
The configuration
• 2 x separately cabled Local lan’s with each having a switch of their own.
• 1 switch on the lan has a Cisco router plugged into it configured for inbound traffic only and no internet access with an application on the workgroup XP server box.
• Another switch on the 2nd lan has a Telkom Mega 105wr router plugged into it and provides the internet access to 4 XP boxes.
The Aim
• The goal is to have the 1st lan’s workgroup server accessed remotely using remote desktop, but thru the Telkom router of the 2nd lan as we are not allowed to mess with the Cisco rotuer’s setup at all.
The status at the moment
• We have installed a wireless USB network adaptor on the 1st lan’s workgroup server as a means of connecting to the Telkom router as it resides in another part of the building and cabling thru concrete walls was not an option.
• We have setup static ip’s in the 10.10.10.X range on both lans’ to enable it to “see” one another.
• To summarise, the XP workgroup server box has a wired Ethernet config as follows:
• IP – 10.10.10.99
• Mask – 255.255.255.0
• Gateway – 10.10.10.254....cisco router
• The wireless USB config on the same box is as follows:
• IP - 10.10.10.51
• Mask – 255.255.255.0
• Gateway – 10.10.10.50.....telkom router
Needless to say, XP gives preference to the “Ethernet” connection when doing ping commands and the like.I have found that when both the “wired” and “wireless” connections are active, I cannot connect via remote desktop from "outside". When I disable the “wired” connection, I am instantly able to connect via remote desktop!I need both connections to be active simultaneously.Bear in mind that the although the box must be accessed remotely, it does not require outbound internet access.
Thanks in anticipation.
Japman
