Re: Long Distance Support

Easy...as long as the PCs are running XP Pro...

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

For multiple machines I recommend either using a VPN tunnel or a SSH
tunnel...

http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/
http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier.html

http://3sp.com/showSslExplorer.do

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

....or a multiple port method...

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

Personally I recommend the VPN or SSH methods for added security...

If the PCs are running XP Home then look at running UltraVNC through a VPN
or SSH tunnel...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

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"Jerry Fortenberry" <jerry@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eBRiUABqFHA.644@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I need to support a 6 node Windows XP peer to peer network that is located
>several hours away. I realized this could be done by purchasing 7 copies of
>pcAnywhere, but this small company has a limited budget. We each have hi
>speed internet access. Is there a way to do this using Windows Remote
>Desktop ? Are there less expensive alternatives to pcAnywhere ?
>


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