How to have an RDP session with a machine on VPN?

[jacques01]

RDP = Remote Desktop Protocol

I've tried googling this, but Google thinks I'm asking this question:

"I have turned my VPN on. How can I remote desktop into another machine?"

My question is the opposite.

"I have a remote Windows machine which needs to run on a VPN.

-When the VPN is off, I can Remote Desktop into the Windows VM using it's IP address.
-When the VPN is on, I can no longer Remote Desktop into the Windows VM using it's IP address. This is because it's on a VPN, and therefore the IP address has changed.
-When the VPN is on, I am unable to Remote Desktop into the Windows VM using the VPN IP address.
-When the VPN is on, If I also go on the same VPN, I am then able to RDP into the Windows VM using it's original IP address (not the VPN one).
"

So here is the setup:

- Remote Windows Machine on VPN with VPN IP address.
- I am on my local machine (no VPN)
- How can I Remote Desktop onto the Windows Machine without my local machine going onto the same VPN?

[Flumble]

What kind of VPN are you using?
If you want to access a machine from outside the VPN, you'd at least need a gateway inside the VPN that tunnels to the public internet and allows you to open ports (3389 for RDP) and redirect them to the machine within the VPN.

[jacques01]

What kind of VPN are you using?
If you want to access a machine from outside the VPN, you'd at least need a gateway inside the VPN that tunnels to the public internet and allows you to open ports (3389 for RDP) and redirect them to the machine within the VPN.

I am using a VPN using these instructions for Windows 7: https://www.limevpn.com/how-to-use/wind ... tructions/

For follow-up:

(1) How do I set up a gateway inside the VPN?

(2) Do I need to open ports 3389 on the VPN?

[jacques01]

I solved the problem.

There is a way to run a "route" command that allows opening the computer to IPs that ignore the VPN. This allows for RDP while the VPN is on.