Accessing an XP PRo with win 2000

[Guest]

It is possible to access a windows XP Pro machine from Windows 2000 or can you only access an XP Pro machine using Remote Desktop? Or are there any other solutions?

 

[Sooner Al]

Well, why can't you use Remote Desktop to access/control the XP Pro box? The RD client runs on
Windows 2000.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/rdclientdl.asp

Alternatives are VNC or NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS)... Get the VNC server and client
software from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/'

NetMeeting is built-in to XP and 2000 and can not be upgraded...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;233175

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It is possible to access a windows XP Pro machine from Windows 2000 or can you only access an XP

Pro machine using Remote Desktop? Or are there any other solutions?

 

[Guest]

Al, I had that reversed, I wanted to access the Win 2000 machine from an XP Pro, do I need to have a 3rd party software? and is XP Pro the only one that can be set up as the host with remote desktop?

 

[Sooner Al]

In that case look at the UltraVNC and NetMeeting RDS choices. If this is over the public internet
then keep in mind VNC is *NOT* encrypted which means a possible security risk. You might want to run
VNC through a VPN tunnel as a work around... Over a LAN VNC may be the better choice of the two.

Yes, XP Pro or a Windows 2000/2003 Server running Terminal Services...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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Al, I had that reversed, I wanted to access the Win 2000 machine from an XP Pro, do I need to have

a 3rd party software? and is XP Pro the only one that can be set up as the host with remote
desktop?

 

[Jarod_Knight]

Thanks, this information was exactly what I was looking
for, now I hope it will actually work.

-----Original Message-----
Well, why can't you use Remote Desktop to access/control

the XP Pro box? The RD client runs on

Windows 2000.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/rdclientd l.asp

Alternatives are VNC or NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing

(RDS)... Get the VNC server and client

software from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/'

NetMeeting is built-in to XP and 2000 and can not be upgraded...
us;233175

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...

Windows 2000 or can you only access an XP