I have RDP turned on in an XP Pro pc attached to a router. In the router, I
have port 3389 forwared to that pc's internal 192.168 address. I can access
that pc from through RDP from another pc attached to the same router however
I can not get RDP to connect from an external ...

When I RDP to a computer in the stored list the username is being preceeded
by the IP address of the remote host I am trying to connect to and if I just
enter the password it tells me wrong username or password and I have to go
back and erase the IP address before my username and ...

Window xp laptop will not start successfully. I've been shutting down my
laptop incorrectly w/ the power switch. Now I got a black screen asking to
choose the following choices; Safe Mode (etc) BUT none of them work. What do
I do now?

We are changing our ISP so I have to tell all my home users to change their
DUN VPN connections to the new IP addresses.  Is there a script that will
create a VPN DUN setting on XP automatically for the users?  Is there a .reg
setting I can export, then import to the other ...

I use RDP from lots of place to lots of systems. In one place it won't
let me thru and it seems to insist on pre-filling a domain box in the
logon which I can't change. This happens when I am at one office where
they have a domain. I plug in my laptop and get access to the local

I have just installed 13 new computers on the network. Mine is the only one
that is different and the only one with an issue regarding RDP.  I am running
a new VPro machine with XP SP2, IE 7, and the latest version of RDP.  Before
th change, I was able to connect to allof our ...

is it possibel to install symantec's pc anywhere on the same host as
server and client. i should be able to take over remote desktops from
my pc and i'd like to provide the possiblity that some else can take
over my desktop with pc anywhere.

I am using XP-Pro-SP2 and ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.  When any program tries to
communicate with the outside ZoneAlarm asks for my authorization except for
the XP Pro Remote Desktop. I get no warning and no request to authorise. Why
is this? is ZA not aware of what's going on?

I am setting up my first VPN. Server on desktop works fine. Client on laptop
also works just fine. If I connect the laptop to the LAN then the VPN to the
desktop works fine. The problem is when I try to set up the VPN from the
Internet it will not connect.

Could anyone tell me why whenever I attempt to connect to my friends RDA
request (or vice versa) I constantly receive the message stating that the
host server could not be resolved?
We both have Windows Firewall active and the exceptions allow for both RDA

I have a Vista Business PC on a small network behind a NAT router. The
PC obtains its IP address dynamically from the DHCP server built into
the rounter. There is no DNS server on the network. Is there any way to
connect to that PC from a remote location using Remote Desktop?

I have a user on the road with a laptop using XP pro and VPN.  This
particular user has virus protection.  For some unknow reason VPN has
disappeared completely and she is unable to create a new connection. When she
gets to the point to connect to the network at workplace the 2 ...

I am trying to set up a VPN server in a computer but, in the New Connection
Wizard, when I select in the Accept Incoming Connections button and click
Next, the wizard program hangs and nothing happens. I then need to close it
and Windows Explorer (the desktop) restarts. I get no ...

can anyone point me to a good starting read on VPN tunnels. i am
technical but have never set a tunnel up.  thanks.

Does XP Home have any vpn capability built in?
and if so how do I use it?  I would like to be able
to help a friend.
thanks,