Can someone help me? I cant connect to any of the other 2 computers in
my house using rdc but they can connect to me? Is there something im
doing wrong? I am using a D-Link DI-624 router using Verizon FIOS
internet.

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> Can someone help me? I cant connect to any of the other 2 computers in
> my house using rdc but they can connect to me? Is there something im
> doing wrong? I am using a D-Link DI-624 router using Verizon FIOS
> internet.
>


Based on your other post are you running XP Home on those machines? If so
you can't use Remote Desktop. See my recommendation for using UltraVNC...

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Sooner Al (MVP) wrote:
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Can someone help me? I cant connect to any of the other 2 computers in
> > my house using rdc but they can connect to me? Is there something im
> > doing wrong? I am using a D-Link DI-624 router using Verizon FIOS
> > internet.
> >
>
>
> Based on your other post are you running XP Home on those machines? If so
> you can't use Remote Desktop. See my recommendation for using UltraVNC...
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
my computer is running media center edition and the other computers are
using xp home

steven.babee wrote:
> Can someone help me? I cant connect to any of the other 2
> computers in my house using rdc but they can connect to me? Is
> there something im doing wrong? I am using a D-Link DI-624 router
> using Verizon FIOS internet.

Sooner Al (MVP) wrote:
> Based on your other post are you running XP Home on those
> machines? If so you can't use Remote Desktop. See my
> recommendation for using UltraVNC...

steven.babee wrote:
> my computer is running media center edition and the other computers
> are using xp home

The only computer in that set of three that has built-in remote desktop
capability is the Windows XP Media Center Edition one. Windows XP Home
Edition only has Remote Assistance. This is not the same thing nor can it
be used in the same way.

If you wish to remotely control either of these systems without someone
there to give you full control - you will be utilizing a third-party
product.

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
> steven.babee wrote:
> > Can someone help me? I cant connect to any of the other 2
> > computers in my house using rdc but they can connect to me? Is
> > there something im doing wrong? I am using a D-Link DI-624 router
> > using Verizon FIOS internet.
>
> Sooner Al (MVP) wrote:
> > Based on your other post are you running XP Home on those
> > machines? If so you can't use Remote Desktop. See my
> > recommendation for using UltraVNC...
>
> steven.babee wrote:
> > my computer is running media center edition and the other computers
> > are using xp home
>
> The only computer in that set of three that has built-in remote desktop
> capability is the Windows XP Media Center Edition one. Windows XP Home
> Edition only has Remote Assistance. This is not the same thing nor can it
> be used in the same way.
>
> If you wish to remotely control either of these systems without someone
> there to give you full control - you will be utilizing a third-party
> product.
>
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on my xp home machine i have remote desktop connection in the start/all
programs/accecories/communications folder

steven.babee wrote:
> Can someone help me? I cant connect to any of the other 2
> computers in my house using rdc but they can connect to me? Is
> there something im doing wrong? I am using a D-Link DI-624 router
> using Verizon FIOS internet.

Sooner Al (MVP) wrote:
> Based on your other post are you running XP Home on those
> machines? If so you can't use Remote Desktop. See my
> recommendation for using UltraVNC...

steven.babee wrote:
> my computer is running media center edition and the other
> computers are using xp home

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> The only computer in that set of three that has built-in remote
> desktop capability is the Windows XP Media Center Edition one.
> Windows XP Home Edition only has Remote Assistance. This is not
> the same thing nor can it be used in the same way.
>
> If you wish to remotely control either of these systems without
> someone there to give you full control - you will be utilizing a
> third-party product.

steven.babee wrote:
> on my xp home machine i have remote desktop connection in the
> start/all programs/accecories/communications folder

That's the client - not the server.
The Remote Desktop Client can be used on most Windows XP systems and there
are even clients for *nix and Mac OS 9.x and X.
The client allows you to connect to systems that have the actual remote
desktop capabilities.
Windows XP Home is not one of these operating systems.

If you wish to remotely utilize your Windows XP Home Edition systems without
someone being there to accept your request/ask for assistance (Remote
Assistance) you will have to utilize one of the many third party products
out there.. UltraVNC and TightVNC come to mind.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...choosing2.mspx

Notice Windows XP Home Edition does *not* have Remote Desktop.

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