Windows 10: Rdp doesnt work from outside my own network

So i have a windows 11 pro machine on which i want to open the RDP service over the network for a friend to use my system's computation power. The problem i am facing is that i can access the system from any other machine in my local network using my public IP or ddns hostname on the rdp field but not if from outside the network.From machines outside the network when entering the correct hostname/public IP seems that the connection just times out.Steps i have taken:Enable rdp on the system and configure a static IPConfigure port forwarding and dynamic dns on the routerSelect the scope of the u

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RDP Access to A Client PC from Outside LAN Environment

Hi Jacen,

Thanks for your reply.

1. I can reach the PC from outside the network, but this involves creating a separate rule to allow ping traffic to my public IP and forwarding to the client machine, which works fine, when I create such a rule. The Client machine in question is only listening on port 3389 for RDP traffic and not on the translated port. The Port translation means that the RDP traffic is translated by the firewall from the spurious port number XXXX to RDP3389 and the traffic is then forwarded to the client machine on port 3389. The reason for the port translation is so that I'm not advertising port 3389 on the public facing port of my firewall.

2. Everything is in order with the PC's IP address and DNS addresses. It's getting it IP from my DHCP server, same as all the other clients, including the ones I can reach over RDP from outside the LAN.

3. Tried disjoining the problem PC from the domain and rejoined. No changes still unable to reach it from outside the LAN.

4. Checked the logs and there are no specific events relating to remote desktop connections.

Thanks for the link to the article. I went through all the troubleshooting steps listed and no changes, still unable to connect from outside the LAN environment. Within the LAN environment absolutely no issues whatsoever. Extremely puzzling.

 

RDP connecting thought local network and outside network

Is it possible to have a rule that allows Account1 to be connected to my VM using RDP only through the local network and Account2 to have access from outside the network and through the local network using RDP as well? If yes, how can I achieve this?

 

Can't setup new VPN connection for outside RDP access.

I found it. Please disregard my previous reply. Kindly review the attached screen shots.