You are a desktop support technician for your company. All client computers run Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2).
A user in the company uses computers that run Windows XP Professional both at the office and at home. The office computer is connected to the company network. The company network is connected to the Internet by a T1 line. The home computer uses a static IP address and connects to the Internet by using a persistent cable modem connection.
The user wants to use a Remote Desktop connection from his office computer to control his home computer. You verify that the company??s Internet firewall permits Remote Desktop connection traffic. You instruct the user to enable Remote Desktop on his home computer. However, the user cannot make a connection by using Remote Desktop.
You need to ensure that the user can make a Remote Desktop connection from his office computer to his home computer and still ensure security against incoming threats.
What should you instruct the user to do?
A.
On the user’s home computer, in Security Center, click Windows Firewall. On the Exceptions tab, select Remote Desktop.
B.
On the user’s office computer, enable Windows Firewall.
C.
On the user’s home computer, enable Windows Firewall.
D.
On the user’s office computer, in Security Center, turn off Windows Firewall.