remote desktop

hey im new here and i was just wondering if you guys could help me

i have two pc running win 2000 pro and they both have remote desktop (oh and they are networked) but i cant get remote desktop working
if you could help that would be nice



oh and if you could help with internet shareing that would be fantastic

Hi there,

So you are using Terminal Services? or are you trying using something like VNC?

What type of internet connection do you have?

'Slo

P.S. Welcome to TS!

well urm i dont know

i have 512k broardband with telewest

it doesnt realy matter if the internet cannot be shared all i realy want is to be able to remote desktop

i dont think i have terminal services on

any chance of helping me do terminal service

oh and neither are servers the are both desktop pc's that are allways used

You said that both pc's have remote desktop installed. What program are you using to do the "remote desktop" ?

512MB BB with Telewest would suggest you have a cable internet connection.

If I were you i'd get myself a router with an inbuilt switch and use that to share the connection off of the cable modem.

'Slo

well theres the problem i dont know

i dont think i have a prog running or have a prog that will do it

(i have the windows remote desktop vnc hasnt been good for me)

Hi,
I struggled for ages with this but eventually got it working, I assume you are trying to use the windows remote desktop? (accesories/communications/remote desktop connection)
first of all have you got users set up on the pc's with passwords?
and do you know the ip address of the pc you are trying to access?
let me know this and we will work from there.
Nomad

yes i do have users setup on the computer with passwords and yes i do know the ip address for both of them

main pc: 192.168.0.1
my pc: 192.168.0.2

Are you sure we're not talking about WinXP here?

Win2k Pro is not capable of running the server section of Terminal Services that is required on the system you are trying to connect to using the remote desktop client. Win2k Server does run Terminal Services however.

Both XP Home and XP Pro have the "Remote Desktop Connection" feature, which is basically the closest you will get to terminal services in XP.

'Slo

great thanks for your help


any chance of helping me set up the internet to wrok over the network (hopefully without getting a server)

would remote desktop work if i had a server running win2k server

OK,

I think what nomad is talking about requires XP, you say you have Win2K Pro...is this right?

In order to connect to another system using remote desktop, that system must be running either terminal services (win2k server), Win2K3, or XP Home/Pro.

The only other alternative, and in my opinion a better solution anyway is to use something like TightVNC, which is free!

If you're after a cheap way to share the internet connection then you could try reading this guide on ICS in Win2K : http://www.winnetmag.com/Windows/Art...189/21189.html

The other alternative is a hardware solution whereby you buy a router with an inbuilt switch and share the connection to the modem using this.

'Slo

i think i should just scrap the whole thing its not worth the time and the hastle well thanks for all of you help