RDP connection to any networked pc

[Doug Taylor]

Hello
We have a windows 2k3 terminal server with about 10 client machines running
windows xp. The server is managed remotely which is great. Is there any
way to rdp to the client machines to manage them or do we have to start
another rdp session once within the rdp session on the server.

Ta

Dougt

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Yes, if you enable Remote Desktop on the XP clients, you can rdp into
them as well, from any other XP client. Go to Control Panel - System
- Remote. I think you need XP Pro for this.

 

[Doug Taylor]

We have to put in the IP address of the remote site router which forwards
the rdp request to the server. When you say yes, do u mean we have to open
a second rdp session once we have rdp'd to the server.

Thanks in advance

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

OK, I original meant: yes, you can rdp into your clients in exactly
the same way as you rdp into your server (directly from your
administrator workstation).
But now you write that you have to connect to port 3389 on the
router, which is forwarded to the Terminal Server, you will have to
take the two-step approach, meaning you must start a rdp session to
the client from within your rdp session to the server.