OK...
I work on a LAN. The host PC is the one i want to admin
from. The Client pc is the one i want to admin to.
Wehn i open Help & Support, Go to Remote Assistance, Go

How do you use remote desktop to take control of a remote
users session on their computer without dissconnecting
their session, so that they can watch what is happening?
Or,

Trying to remotely administer another machine using
Computer Management (mmc). Both machines are not on a
domain, but are in the same workgroup. When "Connect to
another computer..." is selected in Computer Management,

Hi, I have set up my PC at home as a VPN server. It resides on a two PC
network and serves as the default gateway for a shared internet connection
(ADSL). Obviously I'm using private ip addressing on the network. How can I
connect to my VPN server from a remote location, bearing in ...

How do you forward or set the port for remote connection
via the web? can I or is it possible?

I wanted to know how can you access your remote desktop
from another location? If I am at a my friends house I
can't access my LAN to get remote access. If I was at my
house it cann access my other computer because it is on

I would like to create a VPN connection for filesharing
between 2 XP PRO machines.  Can a XP Pro machine act as a
VPN server or do I need an extra software.
Thanks for your help,

I am trying to connect to a friends computer with remote assistance but keep
getting the error message. cannot connecto host computer as host name cannot
be resolved. Any one have any suggestions?

I'm using my portable computer to logon to my main computer (XP Pro), and I
would like when I logoff with the Portable for the main computer to switch back
to the session that was switch from.
BTW I'm not using the same account for login from the computer as the one that

I use my windows xp home  computer to connect to works
windows 2000 terminal server. It worked fine with no
hitches for a long time and now out of the blue it will
not connect anymore. I get the error  REMOTE DESTOP

Okay, this is just a follow-up to my July 2 post about my
NAT/router problem. In all honesty, I don't know much
about networking - but I'd really like to use the
NetMeeting "Remote Desktop Sharing" feature [I know I

I have a BEFSR41 Linksys router working with a DSL static
IP. I am setting up 1 PC running WinXP Pros as a VPN
server that sits behind the router and I want to access
the VPN server from the internet (remote location PC)using

Wireless network 802.11a (56Mbps)
Windows XP on main computer with internet connection, Windows ME on laptop
with no internet connection.
Connection made no problems & working fine Wireless network `point to point`

I have xp home, and I am trying to create a new VPN
network connection. As per the help (which didn't help)
pasted below. I can do 1 and 2 but then when I try to do
3, all my options are grayed out thus hindering me from

This is my configuration:
clients:    XP compatible hardware, with Intel pro 100 NIC with boot rom
Server:    Windows 2000 Server - installed with RIS
And this is my need: