# Cannot connect to a windows remote device from my windows.

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/cannot-connect-to-a-windows-remote-device-from-my-windows/15181
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 13, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/cannot-connect-to-a-windows-remote-device-from-my-windows/15181 "2020-06-13T08:57:11Z")
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### Author: ![peddiashrith](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/eb9ed0/32.png) [@peddiashrith](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/peddiashrith)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/cannot-connect-to-a-windows-remote-device-from-my-windows/15181/1 "2020-06-13T08:57:11Z")

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I am very new to **Syncthing**. I want to know step by step how to connect to the remote device which is on other networks. On my windows, in **Syncthing** the address is set to ‘dynamic’ and also on the remote device in **Syncthing** address is to set to ‘dynamic’. I didn’t change any default settings and just used device ids to connect two devices.

I read something about the port forwarding and ssh tunnel but, I didn’t understand it. Can someone please explain to me this? and help with this?

Thanks in advance

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### Author: ![calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/user_avatar/forum.syncthing.net/calmh/32/15311_2.png) [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/cannot-connect-to-a-windows-remote-device-from-my-windows/15181/2 "2020-06-13T14:05:18Z")

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That looks correct. You need to do the same thing on the other side as well. If they can’t establish a direct connection they will use relays, after a while.

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-uploads.syncthingcdn.net/original/2X/0/0b50e0a202b22ae6a67190759e8c868805b8ed9f.png) [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/cannot-connect-to-a-windows-remote-device-from-my-windows/15181/3 "2020-07-13T14:05:22Z")

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