Re: Hosting with XP home

6 Oct 2006 2:31 PM

sallenbat

WIndows XP Home Edition, SP2 has Remote Desktop Connection, I've setup my
home Laptop to remotely connect to home PC, but I can't get it to work, keep
getting error message reads
"the client could not connect to the remote computer. Remote
connections might not be enabled or computer might be too
busy", I have Linksys router, have setup to open port 3389, still not working

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> No, but you can use a program like UltraVNC to access/control a remote XP Home machine...
>
> http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
>
> If you use VNC over the public internet I suggest running it through a SSH or VPN tunnel since the
> native VNC data stream is not encrypted...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html
>
> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm
>
> --
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
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> "Scott" <Sc***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0090EC97-C39F-49F4-851B-8DD8CB32DD63@microsoft.com...
> > Is it possible to set up a Windows XP home edition to host a Remote Desktop
> > connection? I know the pro version can and I believe that XP home can be
> > tweaked.
> >
> > If so how is it done?
>
>

6 Oct 2006 3:09 PM

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

In news:1969120E-D58B-463E-BCB4-DF2F56169FAF@microsoft.com,

sallenbat <sallen***@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> WIndows XP Home Edition, SP2 has Remote Desktop Connection

As a client.

> , I've
> setup my home Laptop to remotely connect to home PC

Which need to be running XP Pro, if you are trying to use RD - but this is
a thread about VNC. You might wish to post a new message, not a reply in an
existing (and unrelated) thread.

, but I can't get
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> it to work, keep getting error message reads
> "the client could not connect to the remote computer. Remote
> connections might not be enabled or computer might be too
> busy", I have Linksys router, have setup to open port 3389, still
> not working
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> No, but you can use a program like UltraVNC to access/control a
>> remote XP Home machine...
>>
>> http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> If you use VNC over the public internet I suggest running it through
>> a SSH or VPN tunnel since the native VNC data stream is not
>> encrypted...
>>
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html
>>
>> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
>> http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm
>>
>> --
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
>> mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program -
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>>
>> "Scott" <Sc***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0090EC97-C39F-49F4-851B-8DD8CB32DD63@microsoft.com...
>>> Is it possible to set up a Windows XP home edition to host a Remote
>>> Desktop connection? I know the pro version can and I believe that
>>> XP home can be tweaked.
>>>
>>> If so how is it done?