Easy connect

Question

I can't connect to the global to the peer to peer network. I have a linksys router wrt160n ver1. Can anyone tell me why or what to look for to get this to work. I pass all test at the microsoft  Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool

Answer 1

Remote Assistance uses TCP Port 3389.

If you can't get Remote Assistance working you might look at TeamViewer as an alternative. Its free for personal use and works very well. I use it to sometimes support a couple of my sister-in-laws across town.

http://www.teamviewer.com

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MS-MVP Windows Desktop Experience, "When all else fails, read the instructions"

Answer 2

I feel everyone needs to know about VMware and easy connect. If you are running VMware on windows7 you need to disable the vitural network adapters for remote assistance and easy connect to work. This fixed my problem and I got this answer from another fourm. Microsoft needs to put this somewhere easy to find this answer. I talked to tech support at microsoft and Cicso before finding the answer on my own.

Thanks,

Chris

Answer 3

Hi

Unfortunately, I am Not familiar with the hundreds of Router that are on the market.

May be you can find a solution here, http://portforward.com/

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Jack, MVP-Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET

Answer 4

Here is the problem I can connect to everyone on my LAN. I can connect to the internet. I am trying to use remote assistance easy connect to provide assistance to another win7 computer. I get an error unable to connect to global peer to peer network. I took the router out of the picrutre and it works fine. I sure there are some ports that need to be opened to get remote assistance to work I just don't know which ones to open. Any input would be great. Thanks

Answer 5

Hi

Is problem is connecting to the Internet, or connecting locally between peer-to-peer Networked computers?

Assuming that you mean Local Network connection.

Maybe this can Help.

Win7 when configured on peer-to-peer Network has three types of Sharing configurations.

HomeGroup Network = Works only between Win 7 computers. This type of configuration makes it very easy to Entry Level Users to start Network sharing.

 Work Network = Basically similar to the previous methods of sharing that let you control what, how, and to whom folders would be shared with.

Public Sharing = Public Network (like Internet cafe) to reduce security risks.

 For best results log to each computer's System Screen and set all the computers to be on a Network with the same name while each computer has its own unique name.

http://www.ezlan.net/Win7/net_name.jpg

Make sure that the Software Firewall on each computer allows free local traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall On, Vista/XP Native Firewall should be Off, and the active Firewall has to adjusted to your Network IP numbers on what is some time called the Trusted Zone (consult your 3rd Party Firewall instructions

General example,  http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted

Please Note that some 3rd party Software Firewalls keep blocking aspects of Local Traffic even it they are turned Off (disabled). If possible configure the Firewall correctly, or totally uninstall it to allow clean flow of local network traffic. If the 3rd party software is uninstalled or disables, make sure that Windows native Firewall is On .

If your network is comprised of Win 7 only and you want a simple Network, use this.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/videos/sharing-files-with-homegroup

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If you have computers on the Network that do not run Win 7 you have to use the Work Network configuration

In the Network Center, clicking on the Network type opens the window to the right.

Choose your type of Network. Notice the check mark at the bottom, and check/uncheck it according to your needs.

http://www.ezlan.net/Win7/net_type.jpg

Win 7 - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Networking-home-computers-running-different-versions-of-Windows

Win 7  Work Network specific folder sharing - http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windows7/windows7_sharing.htm

Vista File and Printer Sharing- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

Windows XP File Sharing - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040

Printer Sharing XP - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx

Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357

Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista (Not need for XP-SP3) - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120

When finished with the setting of the system it is advisable to Reboot all the hardware including the Router and all computers involved.

*Note. Some of the processes described above are done Not for Windows sake but to compensate for different Routers and the way their firmware works and stores the info about the computers that are Networked.

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Jack, MVP-Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET