Win2k Remote Management Client setup ?

[+Bob+]

I want to be able to remote manage a win2K pro machine on the local
network. I will be managing it from a winXP or Win2003 server that
already does remote management.

I downloaded and installed the remote management client software
mentioned here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...21-d48d-426e-96c2-08aa2bd23a49&DisplayLang=en

I now can locate the Remote Management server tool (to attach to a
client machine) via start-> Access -> Commun -> RM but I can't find
any options to make THIS machine eligible to be a client... what I
really need to do!

Where do I go to enable this machine a client ?

 

[Danny Sanders]

Not sure which machine you are talking about when you say "make This machine
eligible to be a client"

But to allow someone to connect to a computer using remote desktop, on the
computer you want to connect to, right click my computer and select
properties - remote tab and check to enable "allow users to connect remotely
to this computer". Add the users you want to have access.


hth
DDS

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I want to be able to remote manage a win2K pro machine on the local
network. I will be managing it from a winXP or Win2003 server that
already does remote management.

I downloaded and installed the remote management client software
mentioned here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...21-d48d-426e-96c2-08aa2bd23a49&DisplayLang=en

I now can locate the Remote Management server tool (to attach to a
client machine) via start-> Access -> Commun -> RM but I can't find
any options to make THIS machine eligible to be a client... what I
really need to do!

Where do I go to enable this machine a client ?

You are talking about Remote Desktop. Only WinXP Professional and
Windows Server machines can act as a host for an RDP session. For
Windows 2000 PCs you have to use an alternative product such as
WinVNC.

 

[+Bob+]

You are talking about Remote Desktop. Only WinXP Professional and
Windows Server machines can act as a host for an RDP session. For
Windows 2000 PCs you have to use an alternative product such as
WinVNC.

OK, I misunderstood it then. It seems odd that they built a module to
run on all their OS's to remotely manage servers, but not non-server
products. It would be very handy.

Guess it's back to VNC.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

OK, I misunderstood it then. It seems odd that they built a module to
run on all their OS's to remotely manage servers, but not non-server
products. It would be very handy.

Guess it's back to VNC.

Terminal Services implies having a multi-user environment. This
was implemented in workstations with Windows XP only.

 

[+Bob+]

Terminal Services implies having a multi-user environment. This
was implemented in workstations with Windows XP only.

I'm not sure I understand that... why wouldn't you want to be able to
remote manage a workstation (e.g. win2K Pro) as well as a server ?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I'm not sure I understand that... why wouldn't you want to be able to
remote manage a workstation (e.g. win2K Pro) as well as a server ?

Wouldn't we all? I would like to have the full server functionality
on Windows 2000 Professional, but not at the price of Windows
Server.

You may want to think about marketing, pricing, competition etc.
For Win2000 it probably made commercial sense to bundle
Terminal Services with server products only. WinXP Professional
became attractive to some buyers because it had TS. Without
it they might stay with Win2000. WinXP Home still does not
have it.

Seeing that MS is making far more money than you or I ever
will, they obviously understand marketing much better than
you or I do.

 

[+Bob+]

Wouldn't we all? I would like to have the full server functionality
on Windows 2000 Professional, but not at the price of Windows
Server.

You may want to think about marketing, pricing, competition etc.
For Win2000 it probably made commercial sense to bundle
Terminal Services with server products only. WinXP Professional
became attractive to some buyers because it had TS. Without
it they might stay with Win2000. WinXP Home still does not
have it.

I'd think that 99% of the folks who wanted TS are the type who would
upgrade to XP Pro anyway.

Seeing that MS is making far more money than you or I ever
will, they obviously understand marketing much better than
you or I do.

Yeah... some would call what they do marketing... some would call it
something else

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I'd think that 99% of the folks who wanted TS are the type who would
upgrade to XP Pro anyway.

Perhaps. I would quite like to have TS but my two Win2000
workstations do the job just fine, hence I'll keep them for
another year or two.

Since you so badly want TS, this is the time to upgrade!