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it's possible to connect to your home PC with Remote Desktop, even through the Firewall of your company.
Because Remote Desktop is using port 3389 by default, it is not possible to go through a firewall.
For example you can use port 443. Because this port is always open on your companies firewall to allow https.
For your pc at home:
- Configure Your pc to allow Remote Connections in your System Properties (windows - Break) tab Remote. Check 'Allow users to connect remote to this computer. (add users if needed)
- According http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306759
In the registry change
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
to 443 (click Decimal radio button first)
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Configure your firewall to allow traffic through port 443
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When you have IIS running you have to change the port number of https. because it is already listening on this port.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cscript.exe c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET w3svc/1/
SecureBindings ":444:"
For your PC at work:
According to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304304
you can just type the port after the IP-Address of your home PC.
Alternatively
You can add the following to the rdp file. (which you can get to click on Save As on the tab General of Remote Desktop Connection)
server port:i:443
Extra tip: to have access to your clients hard disk on your remote desktop, check Disk Drives on the tab Local Resources of Remote Desktop Connection
(security risks are for your self)