Re: Connecting to XP Home

From: Sooner Al [MVP] (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 02/12/05 

Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:58:10 -0600

Not that I know of...Unfortunately its not like running an remote X session like you can on a
LINUX/UNIX box... 

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"Todd" <Todd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:F30A4832-BED8-4265-ADFA-23455CB76AB0@microsoft.com...
>I was hoping to have it act as a terminal server and not just remote control
> (taking over the machine).  I'd like to do admin stuff in a terminal window
> so the user at the desktop isn't affected.  Any options there?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> I use UltraVNC over my home LAN to access/control my wife's XP Home machine from my XP Pro
>> machine...
>>
>> http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> If you use this over the public internet I recommend you use the included encryption plug-in...
>>
>> http://home.comcast.net/%7Emsrc4plugin/
>>
>> ....or run UltraVNC through a VPN or SSH tunnel... This is because the native VNC data stream is
>> *NOT* encrypted...
>>
>> -- 
>>     Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
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>>
>> "Skip Bisconer" <SkipBisconer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CAFB9D39-E40F-40BC-BC8C-AD9749C145FB@microsoft.com...
>> > Is there a way to connect to XP Home version from XP Pro?  I can't seem to
>> > connect the other way...XP Pro from XP Home.
>>
>>

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