visual studio - Remote Debugger over internet (Remote IP machine)

Question

My setup: Local PC: x86 vista & visual studio Client server: x64 server ( static ip ).

Currently I connect with it using Remote desktop. Remote Debugger is running as service and there is a user name with login as service privilege.

Can I configure remote debugger to this setup?

Guides, experiences will make my life little less of a hell. Thanks.

Answer 1

I had a similar problem, and like Hans Passant said above, a VPN is necessary. I was able to attach to the process and debug over the internet by doing the following:

1. Install the latest microsoft remote debugger on the server.
2. Install Hamachi on both my local machine and the server and connect so that I was on the same network.
3. Go to Debug->Attach To Process on my local machine's Visual studios and enter the Hamachi IP address of the server.
4. Pick "show processes from all users" and pick the process in question.

Note: I was logged in as the exact same user on both machines and had the same password on each.

I hope that helps someone out there.