[PLUG] Help me help a hapless WinXP user

[Michael M.]

Aaron Ten Clay wrote:
> On Tue April 11 2006 19:23, David Tod Sigafoos wrote:
>   
>> Michael,
>>
>> one of the many vnc's should work .. check out realvnc.com
>>
>> The only heartache will be getting the router to forward the port
>>
>> Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 6:40:20 PM, you wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> MM> Ideally, I would be able to have any and all remote-desktop
>> MM> capabilities, but I think Windows only provides that from one
>> MM> Windows machine to another, and even then only in XP Professional.
>>     
>
> The 'rdesktop' program can be used to connect to an RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) server, which is what WinXP uses for desktop sharing. It's free/OSS, I use it to connect to my family's PCs and help them with issues now and then.
>
> -Aaron
>   
Thanks both of you for the suggestions ... I'll check them out.

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Michael M. ++ Portland, OR ++ USA
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