Remote desktop connection between Windows XP Professional & Widows

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Ed - 27 Aug 2005 18:59 GMT

When I try to connect remotely either way I get the message "the specified
remote computer can not be found". Both computers are connected to a SMC
7004VBR router. I am using a DSL connection. I am trying to remotely connect
with a Windows 95 4.00.9950 B. IE 4.04.71.1712.6 from a Windows XP
Professional machine with SP 2. I can ping both from either direction ok. In
the Remote Desktop Connection window when I hit the arrow to browse for more
computers, only my workgroup comes up on both computers. When I click on the
workgroup this message comes up "
the MSHOME workgroup does not contain any Terminal Servers".
Any help would be appreciated. Please identify your source if possible.

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Sooner Al [MVP] - 27 Aug 2005 20:51 GMT

See this page for help with Remote Desktop...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/LAN/The_Illustrated_Network.html

You can not browse for RD hosts in a work group environment.

If you want to remotely access the Windows 95 machine from the XP machine
look at using UltraVNC as an alternative...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

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> When I try to connect remotely either way I get the message "the specified
> remote computer can not be found". Both computers are connected to a SMC
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> the MSHOME workgroup does not contain any Terminal Servers".
> Any help would be appreciated. Please identify your source if possible.

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