Re: Setting Up VPN for Remote Desktop Sharing on the Same Network.
From: Brad Swindell (BradSwindell_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/29/04
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:11:04 -0700
Thanks so much I got it.
"Robin Walker" wrote:
> "Brad Swindell" <BradSwindell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:A7B3AC91-1A8B-4459-9981-7B20B90A2D3C@microsoft.com
> >
> > I have 2 computers on a router. On in the Den and one in my room.
> > Den 192.168.1.102
> > Bed 192.168.1.101
> > I want to remotely connect to my den comuters desktop from my Bedroom.
> > How do I set up the VPN... I have tryed but it said that it cant
> > connect.
>
> In the Subject header you refer to "Remote Desktop", but in the message body
> you refer to "VPN". These are quite different things. What exactly are you
> trying to achieve?
>
> With both PCs being on the same LAN, you do not need a VPN at all.
>
> You will need to be running XP Pro (must be the Pro version) on the PC you
> wish to connect to (the one in the Den) with Remote Desktop. The PC you
> connect from (the one in the bedroom) can be any version of Windows with the
> RDP client installed.
>
> On the Den PC, open control panel System, tab Remote, check "Remote
> Desktop - Allow users to connect remotely to this computer". Ensure the
> username of the account that you will use for Remote Desktop logins is
> listed in "Select Remote Users", or is listed as "already has access".
> Ensure that this username has a password set.
>
> On the bedroom PC you launch the Remote Desktop Connection client, enter
> 192.168.1.102 as the server address, and use the userid/password pair that
> you set up for Remote Desktop logins.
>
> If you still cannot connect, please tell us exactly what you typed in which
> boxes of what application., and exactly the text of the error messages.
>
> --
> Robin Walker
> rdhw@cam.ac.uk
>
>
>
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