Remote Control of PC

11 May 2005 5:41 PM

CinciDave

Hi,
I wish to access and run my main PC from a remote PC. Both are on a
wireless local network and I can connect to each from the other and transfer
files. I am running (up-to-date) XP pro on both. I have seen this done on
other networks, but have no clue about how to accomplish this on mine.

In advance, thanks for help and suggestions..............
CinciDave

11 May 2005 5:52 PM

Sooner Al [MVP]

One way is to use XP Pro Remote Desktop...

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

If you do this over the public internet I suggest running Remote Desktop through a SSH or VPN tunnel
for added security...

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"CinciDave" <CinciD***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2576283C-43E1-4D00-BF26-BAF9E0F9AD2D@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I wish to access and run my main PC from a remote PC. Both are on a
> wireless local network and I can connect to each from the other and transfer
> files. I am running (up-to-date) XP pro on both. I have seen this done on
> other networks, but have no clue about how to accomplish this on mine.
>
> In advance, thanks for help and suggestions..............
> CinciDave

11 May 2005 6:42 PM

CinciDave

Thanks for the suggestion. Somehow I must have defined a password which I
cannot recall. Since I am the only user and this is a local network, how can
I either find the password or eliminate it entirely?

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CinciDave

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> One way is to use XP Pro Remote Desktop...
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html
>
> If you do this over the public internet I suggest running Remote Desktop through a SSH or VPN tunnel
> for added security...
>
> --
>
> 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...
>
>
> "CinciDave" <CinciD***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2576283C-43E1-4D00-BF26-BAF9E0F9AD2D@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I wish to access and run my main PC from a remote PC. Both are on a
> > wireless local network and I can connect to each from the other and transfer
> > files. I am running (up-to-date) XP pro on both. I have seen this done on
> > other networks, but have no clue about how to accomplish this on mine.
> >
> > In advance, thanks for help and suggestions..............
> > CinciDave
>
>
>

11 May 2005 7:08 PM

CinciDave

I checked setup to make sure that no password was indicated on either of my
PC's.
Still the remote access connection requests a password. Any further
suggestions?
CinciDave

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"CinciDave" wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion. Somehow I must have defined a password which I
> cannot recall. Since I am the only user and this is a local network, how can
> I either find the password or eliminate it entirely?
> --
> CinciDave
>
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > One way is to use XP Pro Remote Desktop...
> >
> > http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html
> >
> > If you do this over the public internet I suggest running Remote Desktop through a SSH or VPN tunnel
> > for added security...
> >
> > --
> >
> > 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...
> >
> >
> > "CinciDave" <CinciD***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2576283C-43E1-4D00-BF26-BAF9E0F9AD2D@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > I wish to access and run my main PC from a remote PC. Both are on a
> > > wireless local network and I can connect to each from the other and transfer
> > > files. I am running (up-to-date) XP pro on both. I have seen this done on
> > > other networks, but have no clue about how to accomplish this on mine.
> > >
> > > In advance, thanks for help and suggestions..............
> > > CinciDave
> >
> >
> >

12 May 2005 8:25 AM

rupert

You must use accounts with passwords to be able to use Remote Desktop. ie
You need to add a password to each of your logon accounts-they do not have
to be the same

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"CinciDave" <CinciD***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D7347650-EF9B-4853-A20B-75A6EE8CD038@microsoft.com...
>I checked setup to make sure that no password was indicated on either of my
> PC's.
> Still the remote access connection requests a password. Any further
> suggestions?
> CinciDave
>
>
> "CinciDave" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the suggestion. Somehow I must have defined a password which I
>> cannot recall. Since I am the only user and this is a local network, how
>> can
>> I either find the password or eliminate it entirely?
>> --
>> CinciDave
>>
>>
>> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>>
>> > One way is to use XP Pro Remote Desktop...
>> >
>> > http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html
>> >
>> > If you do this over the public internet I suggest running Remote
>> > Desktop through a SSH or VPN tunnel
>> > for added security...
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > 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...
>> >
>> >
>> > "CinciDave" <CinciD***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:2576283C-43E1-4D00-BF26-BAF9E0F9AD2D@microsoft.com...
>> > > Hi,
>> > > I wish to access and run my main PC from a remote PC. Both are on a
>> > > wireless local network and I can connect to each from the other and
>> > > transfer
>> > > files. I am running (up-to-date) XP pro on both. I have seen this
>> > > done on
>> > > other networks, but have no clue about how to accomplish this on
>> > > mine.
>> > >
>> > > In advance, thanks for help and suggestions..............
>> > > CinciDave
>> >
>> >
>> >

11 May 2005 8:15 PM

Sooner Al [MVP]

Logon as the Administrator and change the user password...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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"CinciDave" <CinciD***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the suggestion. Somehow I must have defined a password which I
> cannot recall. Since I am the only user and this is a local network, how can
> I either find the password or eliminate it entirely?
> --
> CinciDave
>
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> One way is to use XP Pro Remote Desktop...
>>
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html
>>
>> If you do this over the public internet I suggest running Remote Desktop through a SSH or VPN
>> tunnel
>> for added security...
>>
>> --
>>
>> 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...
>>
>>
>> "CinciDave" <CinciD***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2576283C-43E1-4D00-BF26-BAF9E0F9AD2D@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > I wish to access and run my main PC from a remote PC. Both are on a
>> > wireless local network and I can connect to each from the other and transfer
>> > files. I am running (up-to-date) XP pro on both. I have seen this done on
>> > other networks, but have no clue about how to accomplish this on mine.
>> >
>> > In advance, thanks for help and suggestions..............
>> > CinciDave
>>
>>
>>

11 May 2005 10:19 PM

atec

CinciDave wrote:

> Hi,
> I wish to access and run my main PC from a remote PC. Both are on a
> wireless local network and I can connect to each from the other and transfer
> files. I am running (up-to-date) XP pro on both. I have seen this done on
> other networks, but have no clue about how to accomplish this on mine.
>
> In advance, thanks for help and suggestions..............
> CinciDave

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