BVeginners Question

[Cat. H.]

This may sound lame to most professionals here, but this is my first time
trying to work remotely...

My question is do I have to install Internet Information Services (IIS) on
all the hosts (outside computers I want to connect to from here) and the
client (this computer), or just on the client computer at home, so I can
access and control 3 onsite Kiosk computers I've bought, and installed
windows XP Pro on?

Any help resolving this question would be greatly appreciated as I have to
travel many miles to reach each kiosk and I would like to have everything
set up the right way the first time.

Thank You.
H. Araujo

 

[Shenan Stanley]

This may sound lame to most professionals here, but this is my
first time trying to work remotely...

My question is do I have to install Internet Information Services
(IIS) on all the hosts (outside computers I want to connect to from
here) and the client (this computer), or just on the client
computer at home, so I can access and control 3 onsite Kiosk
computers I've bought, and installed windows XP Pro on?

Any help resolving this question would be greatly appreciated as I
have to travel many miles to reach each kiosk and I would like to
have everything set up the right way the first time.

In order to use Remote Desktop - you do not need to install IIS at all.

You just need Remote Desktop enabled, the port configured through the
Windows XP firewall (if that is the software firewall you are using) as well
as through any hardware firewall and/or the port (3389) forwarded through
any NAT device. Then - if you know the external IP of said machine(s) - you
can remote to them. It may be easier to change the listening port on each
one - so only one uses 3389 - but then again - it may not be.