Re: i have a mac and want to remotely access a windows xp computer

From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 03/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 13:17:48 -0600

XP Home can *NOT* be a Remote Desktop host. Use VNC as noted by Bill and Shenan... 

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"cman" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:900101c40540$183b6cd0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> i am having trouble getting mine to connect w/ another
> comp, as u can see in one of my posts, but i am running xp
> home and i have remote desktop connection
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I'm with Shenan Stanley.
> >
> >VNC, in one or another iteration will do this, but not
> nearly as nicely as
> >RD.  To use RD in your situation, you'd  need XP Pro, and
> OS/X (and maybe
> >one of the later versions of OS/X)  Microsoft has a
> native OS/X client for
> >Remote Desktop, but you'd need Pro on the XP machine to
> have the other end
> >of the connection.
> >
> >In either case, you'd need to forward ports through the
> router.  I've not
> >used the web interface with VNC, but there are Mac VNC
> client pieces, and
> >for those you'd need to forward port 5900, TCP through
> the router.  Ok--I
> >just tested the web interface to UltraVNC on a lan, and
> >http://machinename:5800 worked--so you'd need to forward
> port 5800, TCP
> >through the router for the web interface.
> >
> >"Derek" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:8e1901c404ab$d8be5ed0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >>I am running on a powerbook and want to have remote
> access to a
> >> windows XP HOME edition computer.  The xp home computer
> is using a
> >> linksys router, and I don't know how to get around it.
> I also am
> >> wondering if this is possible
> >> Thanks
> >> Derek
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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