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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Remote Desktop / January 2006VPN Connection Made Can't See Desktop
Yahoooo... I made my VPN connection work... now part 2... I can't "see" my work computer... I expected it to be like PC Anywhere, and the remote computer's desktop would appear on my screen... Do I need to search for it?  SignatureClaudia > Yahoooo... I made my VPN connection work... now part 2... I can't "see" my > work computer... I expected it to be like PC Anywhere, and the remote > computer's desktop would appear on my screen... Do I need to search for it? Do a google search for "Remote Desktop" I have read about Remote Desktop... some feel it's not needed just use VPN? I downloaded RemoteDesktop for my Win2K machine... establish VPN connection, open Remote Desktop.... User Name is computer name? or Network name? domain name//computer ?? Thanks SignatureClaudia > > Yahoooo... I made my VPN connection work... now part 2... I can't "see" my > > work computer... I expected it to be like PC Anywhere, and the remote > > computer's desktop would appear on my screen... Do I need to search for it? > > Do a google search for "Remote Desktop" > I have read about Remote Desktop... some feel it's not needed just use VPN? > I downloaded RemoteDesktop for my Win2K machine... establish VPN connection, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > Claudia You need VPN to use Remote Desktop. Username/Password is your user name and password for the remote computer. Domain is the domain you wish normally use at work. > You need VPN to use Remote Desktop. No, you don't. No, you don't need VPN to use Remote Desktop.... I am not able to make a connection just using remote desk top... I can try again tonite... any secrets? My goal is to be able to work from home... I don't really need to access the other PCs on my work network... but it would be convenient SignatureClaudia > > You need VPN to use Remote Desktop. > > No, you don't. in log in box.... Enter IP address in "COMPUTER" , user name is remote computer's name, with password, is domain optional or necessary? When I pull down browse for more computers... remote computer is not showing SignatureClaudia > > You need VPN to use Remote Desktop. > > No, you don't. You don't know that. It's true that Remote Desktop does not, in itself, require a VPN connection. However we often allow RD only though a VPN for various reasons. Security is one. Additionally, when not used through a VPN, routers and port forwarding issues at the workplace can be quite involved particularly to support RD for multiple users. Signature>> You need VPN to use Remote Desktop. > > No, you don't. A VPN connection lets you function as a network workstation as if you were at a workstation at the office. The main use of a VPN connection is to access shared files (and less commonly to print to a shared printer) at the office. PC Anywhere and Remote Desktop are programs that let you remotely run another computer as if you were sitting at that computer - it's screen becomes you're screen, keyboard input goes to the remote, etc. These are two distinctly different things. Remote Desktop can be run through a VPN connection. I hope that clarifies it for you. Signature> Yahoooo... I made my VPN connection work... now part 2... I can't "see" my > work computer... I expected it to be like PC Anywhere, and the remote > computer's desktop would appear on my screen... Do I need to search for > it? so establishing a VPN connection alone is worthless? Shd I use the same IP address for both VPN & Remote Desktop? Or is one IP public to tunnel with, the other private once I am in ? > A VPN connection lets you function as a network workstation as if you were > at a workstation at the office. The main use of a VPN connection is to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > computer's desktop would appear on my screen... Do I need to search for > > it? By no means is a VPN worthless. VPN connections have many valuable uses. Once connected by VPN you would use the name or internal IP of the computer in the office to establish the Remote Desktop connection. Signature> so establishing a VPN connection alone is worthless? Shd I use the same > IP [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> > for >> > it? Did you not read the reply I made to you yesterday concerning VPN and Remote Desktop? http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely/msg/e3cf 6668904a22bc SignatureAl Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking) Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group 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... > Yahoooo... I made my VPN connection work... now part 2... I can't "see" my > work computer... I expected it to be like PC Anywhere, and the remote > computer's desktop would appear on my screen... Do I need to search for > it? |
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