Re: remote desktop

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From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:08:52 -0500

Basically you can't. XP Home can *NOT* act as a Remote Desktop host. An alternative is UltraVNC. Get
the server, client and encryption plug-in (important if you use this over the public internet),
from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

If you call a PC over the public internet you also need to open TCP Port 5900 if the PC is behind a
firewall/NAT/router... 

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    Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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"Joey Ades" <Joey Ades@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5B36ADA9-D4C5-4BF3-A2FA-D022F61F87C5@microsoft.com...
> how do I use remote desktop with 2 windows xp home computers. I have a
> broadband network.

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