win XP Pro SP2 with latest RDP. Workgroup vs. domain

I have two Win Xp Pro SP2 machines with all the latest patches and
the latest version of RDP. I have a home network with these two machines
which can share printers, and disk drives. The are connected to a Belkin
router and a DSL modem to the internet. RDP is enabled in the firewall
in both machines. I have the checkbox enabled on both machines under
the System-->Remote screen so that both machines will allows RDP connections.
One machine has a user account that has admin priveleges, but not password.
The second machine has no user accounts since when it boots up it boots
directly to the desktop. The two different computers (with different names)
are in the same WorkGroup called MSHOME.

Problem:
a). When I use RDP to connect to the other machine I can't connect. I have
disabled the usage of the TS Gateway under Advanced Tab in RDP since I
don't have a TS Gateway server. If I assign a password to the user who
has admin priveleges on the machine that has the user account, and repeat
the above steps, it still can't connect.

b). When I select from the drop down menu to browser for more computers
I get a popup box, but when I select the name shown to expand a list, it
complains about terminal service/server.

c). In addition to item (b) above, I don't get any list of the other
computer that
is in the same Workgroup called MSHOME as me. In fact, I don't see any
Workgroup names to select and the associated computers they may contain.
All I see is the capability to enter the domain name, but I'm not in a domain.
Will a workgroup name work here? If in the computer name field I enter
MSHOME\My computer name for the computer I'm trying to connect to, it
doesn't like that either. So how does RDP handle WORKGROUP(S) vs. a domain in
RDP?

d). If I go to the Advance tab under Add user in the System screen and search
for a location, no other computers are shown here nor any WorkGroup names.
However, under view my network, I can see the Workgroup MSHOME and
both computers listed here.

Additional info to the above, I've looked at my Win XP Pro computer at work
which is in a domain. It has the v5.1 RDP which is very old. I can browse for
more computers and see the domain name along with expand the list to see
all the (I assume) other Workgroups in the domain which can be expanded
further.
In the search location field of the System-Remote->Add User screen I can see
the
list of computers too. However, I assume the company has a Terminal Server
Gateway setup to allow this computer to see all the above. In the case of my
home network, I'm having problems.

Presently - Disconnected!...... Help requested....


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