Help! -- how can i use a remote desktop with win xp home edition

hey all

im a newbie to wireless, so be gentle...

i have an IBM thinkpad T41 (running win xp prof) using a wireless connection
to my new netgear wireless router at home. the laptop comes from work and
requires a domain login. so i have to be careful when adjusting my settings
to ensure i dont lose my domain. (as ive found out the hard way)

anyway, id like to be able to remote desktop to my home computer (which runs
win xp home edition sp1). since the home edition doesnt support remote
desktop, what are my choices? is there an addon or third party software that
would allow me to connect?

i appreciate any replies. thanks

allen wrote:
> hey all
>
> im a newbie to wireless, so be gentle...
>
> i have an IBM thinkpad T41 (running win xp prof) using a wireless
> connection to my new netgear wireless router at home. the laptop
> comes from work and requires a domain login. so i have to be careful
> when adjusting my settings to ensure i dont lose my domain. (as ive
> found out the hard way)
>
> anyway, id like to be able to remote desktop to my home computer
> (which runs win xp home edition sp1). since the home edition doesnt
> support remote desktop, what are my choices? is there an addon or
> third party software that would allow me to connect?
>
> i appreciate any replies. thanks

I use a program called access remote at http://www.access-remote-pc.com
It works on both lan and over the internet (39.95 for lan version, dynamic
IP/dialup 99/year for what they call RPC service)
I use it from both desktops/laptops wired/wireless, via lan and over the
internet (RPC needed but also allows firewall penetration etc)

I use it for training and customer support without having to go to the
clients for quick fixes. Works with many different versions of windows. See
the web page (listed above) for all the neat features. I'm sure there's
others, I just happen to use this one and like it.

(E-Mail Removed) (allen) wrote in
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> hey all
>
> im a newbie to wireless, so be gentle...
>
> i have an IBM thinkpad T41 (running win xp prof) using a wireless
> connection to my new netgear wireless router at home. the laptop
> comes from work and requires a domain login. so i have to be careful
> when adjusting my settings to ensure i dont lose my domain. (as ive
> found out the hard way)

Yeah well there is a reason for that called *security*.

>
> anyway, id like to be able to remote desktop to my home computer
> (which runs win xp home edition sp1). since the home edition doesnt
> support remote desktop, what are my choices? is there an addon or
> third party software that would allow me to connect?
>

Tight VNC or Ultra VNC (free) can be used on XP and if you can get out
past the company's FW to a non-secure home environment putting the
company's secure environment at risk, then more power to you, otherwise
you'll have some serious trouble from the company for sure due to you
putting the company's network at risk and it's compromised because of you
and it leads back to you, because of file transfers or what not etc, etc.

And with a wireless attackable most likely non secure home network at
that. What's so important on that home machine that the company would
allow you to make contact with that machine from work or that you
couldn't bring whatever it is into work and work on it at the job if it's
on that machine and that important?

Any FW Admin worth his or her beans will see that traffic and cut you
off. The risk is yours to take and I have seen an employee terminated for
a far less security breach and I was rolled on the carpet for making that
contact just after I was cutoff -- it was not a good situation.

Duane

allen wrote:
> hey all
You need vnc ,
>
> im a newbie to wireless, so be gentle...
>
> i have an IBM thinkpad T41 (running win xp prof) using a wireless connection
> to my new netgear wireless router at home. the laptop comes from work and
> requires a domain login. so i have to be careful when adjusting my settings
> to ensure i dont lose my domain. (as ive found out the hard way)
>
> anyway, id like to be able to remote desktop to my home computer (which runs
> win xp home edition sp1). since the home edition doesnt support remote
> desktop, what are my choices? is there an addon or third party software that
> would allow me to connect?
>
> i appreciate any replies. thanks
>

"allen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hey all
>
> im a newbie to wireless, so be gentle...
>
> i have an IBM thinkpad T41 (running win xp prof) using a wireless
connection
> to my new netgear wireless router at home. the laptop comes from work and
> requires a domain login. so i have to be careful when adjusting my
settings
> to ensure i dont lose my domain. (as ive found out the hard way)
>
> anyway, id like to be able to remote desktop to my home computer (which
runs
> win xp home edition sp1). since the home edition doesnt support remote
> desktop, what are my choices? is there an addon or third party software
that
> would allow me to connect?
>
> i appreciate any replies. thanks


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...dclientdl.mspx

From the above page:

"This software package will install the client portion of Remote Desktop on
any of the following operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 98 and 98 Second
Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000. (This is the same
version of the client software as in Windows XP Service Pack 1.) When run,
this software allows older Windows platforms to remotely connect to a
computer running Windows XP Professional with Remote Desktop enabled."

HTH

Louie