After I connect to my office via vpn, I cannot see the clients by computer
id name until I first use \\ipaddress from the address line of internet
explorer.  Once the remote client is browsed by ip address, I can then use
\\unc for future browsing that session.  Question, is there ...

I am trying to connect via a VPN, on a 2000 machine I get
in no trouble, however when I try on XP SP2RC2 I get the
721 error - Remote computer did not respond. The firewall
is disabled.

I'm trying to set up my office computer so that it can be
accessed remotely from outside of the office. It is
running XP Pro and Remote Desktop is allowed. However,
when I try to use Remote Desktop to get into the computer

Can Remote desktop be set up to have windows98 as the Host
and XP as the client?  Microsoft only shows how to do this
the other way around.  

I know you can do a RAS connection with a direct cable connection so I set
up a direct Cable Connection via hardware manager but when I go into Network
Connections; Add Connections; Set up an Advanced Connection; Accept Incoming
Connections.  After I click it it tells me to check ...

I have a hosted server that I need to connect to.
I have done this many times over past few months to upgrade databases and
websites etc.
All of a sudden when I try to connect via RDC I get a message "The Remote

Hi...
Have XP Pro.  Last night I installed SP1, now my terminal services client
does nothing when I press the "connect" button....
Worked fine before the install.  Install went smoothly with no problems.

Is it possible to run programs independantly on a secondary pc from a primary
one only using 1 keyboard, 1 mouse and 1 monitor.
In other words, two totally indepentant PCs but using 1 monitor, keyboard &
mouse.

On my home network I have 1 server(with MS Small Business Server 2003),  3
desktop PCs (2 with XP Pro and 1 with ME) and a Laptop (with 98).  They are
all connected with ethernet cards.  I have enabled remote desktop on one of
the XP machines and the server.  However i cannot ...

I would like to know what has replaced PWS in Win XP home
or Pro

I am having problems setting this up - can anyone help
My office machine is on a LAN connected to a ZyXEL Prestidge 642 Router and
my home machine is connected to a DSL modem.
I think I have allowed routing via port 3389 on the router however the

How do I get the IP address for my remote computer so it
can be accessed over the web?  It is behind a DSL router.  
Thanks!, Blair

I have a PC that I've been using Remote Desktop on successfully for
months.  Then suddenly it's stopped working.  I had the PC listening
on port 443.  Now when I try to connect to it on port 443 (or any port
other than 3389) I get the following error message:

I want to be able to access the files and programs on my
desktop from the laptop via a wireless router. Both
machines using XP Home.

Once I installed SP2 on my laptop, my Cisco VPN 4.0.1
client disconnects frequently.  Before SP2, I could stay
connected via VPN for days.  
So far it has only disconnected when I haven't been