Hello all!  Our IT dept would very much like to use this option but cannot.  
Scenario:
-Windows 2000 AD w/ Group Policy
-Windows XP w/ SP2

I have been using remote desktop through a vpn for some time now without
problems.  Now when I try to connect from my home machine (XP Pro) to my work
machine (XP Pro) I get the connection and a blue screen with mouse movement
but no login dialog box appears.  I don't recall any ...

I would like to control a XP HOME PC across the internet from another
XP HOME PC. Both PC's are connected via ADSL with a 1Mb downlink/256kb
uplink connection.
Both PC's have static IP addresses. I have configured the firewalls on

I am using a ViewSonic Airpanel to remotely access a laptop in peer-to-peer
wireless mode.
Everything seems to work fine - I am logged into my laptop as a domain user
and I am able to connect via the peer to peer wireless using the same user

I want to setup VPN at home, so that I can access my company's
machine at home. Should I install VPN software?
any good recommendations? please advise. thanks!!

Let me start by saying i know almost nothing about networking.  I've got two
computers connected through a linksys wrt54g router.  I've been trying to
connect to a laptop running xp-pro (host) from a desktop running xp-home
(client).  Both have firewalls which are configured to ...

I'm in TN and my wife is in NC.  She sent me a remote invitation to help her
do some stuff on the computer.  I am using a linkksys router that's connected
to a cable modem provided by Charter.  She is using a Sprint DSL modem.  When
I try to connect I get "remote host name cold ...

My laptop XP Pro can RDP all my servers (PDC, Exchange, etc) when I am inside
my LAN. At home I use VPN to establish connection to my LAN but can not RDP
my server. I can ping the servers by IP but not by name. I can use VNC to
establish a session to servers or desktops.

when i accept an invitation it says connecting then i get a message "Remote
Assistance connection could not be established because the remote host name
could not be resolved. Please try again." how do i resolve this

I have a little network that I want to setup that has 3 computers at remote
sites. All 3 have broadband (1mb connection) access, and I want the users to
be able to login at anysite.
I don't want to setup usernames and passwords locally, so I need to find a

I am tired of double clicking on the Administrator Account icon every time
Iturn the computer on. I am the only user at home. Can I just see the desktop
when I turn on please?

I can't get Windows95 to access the printer and files on a Windows XP
Professional SP 2 machine. I am using Window95 4.00.950 B. IE 4.04.71.1712.6.
I can access the files on the Windows95 computer from the Windows XP
computer. Both computers are attached to a SMC 7004VBR router. ...

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 ...

when i have the pc on, it will shut down completely. sometimes right away and
sometimes it will run for a while then shut down. i've checked with the virus
scan and it appears to be clean.  im starting to pull my hair out can't
figure it out is there anyone that can help?

RDC works all fine, except I haven't been able to print locally.
I installed the printer in the "server" machine and the Local
Resources/Printers is checked.  After doing that it appears as if the printer
is being re-directed fine.   The local printer is a Dell 922 (All-In-One)