Re: Connecting notebook and handheld using terminal services clien

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From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 12/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:59:55 -0600

Yes, if you upgrade the notebook OS to XP Pro you can then access the notebook using the PocketPC
TSC... Look at this page for some help with that...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html 

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"Ranger762" <Ranger762@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:83D53C9B-7A28-4151-A10D-80739DD918D7@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your help. One more question. If I just upgrade to XP PRO will
> that solve the problem as well. I really wanted to upgrade to XP PRO anyway.
>                                                          Thanks for you
> attention,
>                                                              Terry L. White
>
> "Sooner Al" wrote:
>
>> Reply to message from Ranger762 <Ranger762@discussions.microsoft.com> (Sun, 19 Dec 2004
>> 20:39:04) about "Connecting notebook and handheld using terminal services client":
>>
>>  > I have a Dell insprion notebook and just purchased a dell aximX30. I have read all the
>>  > informaton that I can find on connecting useing Termnial services client. The problem
>>  > that I have is knowing where to locate the information that my handheld is asking for.
>>  > Domain name, or which ip address does it need, my wireless ip, my isp's ip. I'm sorry
>>  > call me a computer dummy but I have never had a need to use this feature and now I do.
>>  > Dell seems to be totally lost to the idea of how this service works. Thanks in advance
>>  > for any information anyone can provide. My notebook OS is XP home edition. And Windows
>>  > CE for the handheld.
>>
>> You can't access a XP Home machine using the PocketPC Terminal Services Client because XP
>> Home can not run Remote Desktop in host mode.
>>
>> An alternative is VNC...
>>
>> PPC VNC clients, both FREE...
>>
>> http://www.allware.com.mx/Windowsce/
>>
>> http://www.cs.utah.edu/~midgley/wince/vnc.html
>>
>> VNC server software for your desktop PCs...
>> http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> ------ 
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
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