Comments on: Get Started: Configure Windows Home Server Remote Access

By: Matt Auckland

Matt Auckland — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:36:00 +0000

I’ve had no end of issues with WHS 2011 Remote Desktop.

I log in to the remote web interface from another system on the LAN, via the homeserver URL, then attempt to connect to the remote desktop on my Windows 7 Ultimate computer. Yet it fails with a “To use this program or computer first log on to the following website: https//xxxx.homeserver.com/remote/”.

The strange things is, I used that same web url to log in to the remote web access in the first place. This also happens when I try the WHS connection too.

Now here’s the kicker, if I use the same remote web access url, but this time using my Windows 7 Ultimate computer I tried to connect to earlier, and then click on connect on either of the 2 RD connections, it will work fine. But ONLY from that same Windows 7 Ultimate machine.

I’ve forwarded all the ports needed manually in the router (80, 443, 4125), yet it still doesn’t work. Help anyone!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:43:29 +0000

When I access the Home Server WEB ACCESS page in the upper right hand corner it allows a password change. I do not want this option to appear on the WEB ACCESS page. Is there a way to turn this option off?

By: Bruce Russell

Bruce Russell — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:49:27 +0000

Is this the best you have to offer a scaled down version of small business server bundled with some guy's software working out of his basement in Denmark (I'm referring to My Movies of course) which is a mickey mouse piece of software riddled with bugs and little documentation. You should be ashamed to even post a reference to such companies. But I guess you have to go with the best hand you have. You can do much better than this.

By: BigGuy

BigGuy — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:37:35 +0000

OK so I have a box running WHS in my house. I have several folders accessible to others who live here as well. I share music & movies. I am running WIN7 Home Ultimate as well as 1 of my neighbors.
Another runs WIN7 Professional. We all see the open shares on the server.. A new person moved in and his laptop runs WIN7 Enterprise. If he opens Windows Explorer the WHS shows up as Media Device and not a computer on the network. How can he see the server as we do?

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:33:20 +0000

is it possible to use the span switch with WHS remote access

By: router address

router address — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:01:42 +0000

Good write-up, but it wouldn’t really to be compatible with my router ip, any ideas?

By: lotspelle

lotspelle — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:43:50 +0000

Any solution for this?

By: MR Singh

MR Singh — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:35:01 +0000

what happens if you reboot ur router? and ur ISP assigns you a new IP address?

By: Derrick

Derrick — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:50:02 +0000

I got it all working , But when I try to remote my home pc though the server it says timed out and remote access the server same thing any suggestions..

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:57:46 +0000

im having alot of problems with trying to set up my domain name i get up to where i put in my live account details and accept it and everything then it closes and i get a message saying "Windows Home Server could not open the Setup Program for your chosen Domain Name Provider, what does this mean? thanks anyone who can help

By: David

David — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:42:16 +0000

I had the same problem. Make sure the workgroup is the same for all your computers. I had chosen a unique name for my workgroup and forgot to change it when I did my fresh install of Windows 7.

By: Silvercoupe

Silvercoupe — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:12:46 +0000

I can connect to my WHS from the Internet, log in, upload/download files and launch the WHS console. However I cannot connect to my W7 Ultimate machine. The "Computers" tab on the web interface of the WHS says "Connection disabled". I know I've enabled RDP for this computer and my account is an Admin on the box.

Could this be a port forwarding issue? My ISP blocks Port 80 incoming to my router but 443 is OK (I have to use https: and my domain name).