Is Remote Desktop the best solution at home?

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You can certainly run Remote Desktop over a wired/wireless LAN. I do that on my small home network.
Remote Desktop in natively encrypted so that is not an issue...

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Window...

I recommend setting the RD encryption level to "High" if your clients support that.

With that being said, the BIGGER issue is using an encryption scheme on your wireless network.
Personally I use WPA-PSK, with a very long random key, on my local wireless network...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/exp...

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html
http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/

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"Justin Bryce" <Justin Bryce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00C9E282-4998-4279-8651-5479BF88C5C4@microsoft.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I am hoping someone can help with the following questions. I would like to know if Remote Desktop
> is the best solution for accessing a desktop in the same location.
>
> I am running a wireless network with PC's in different locations within the 1 physical site. One
> has the Wireless Router set up with the Internet connection and the other is elsewhere. I would
> like to be able to access the PC with the Wireless Router and run applications so rather than
> needing to run it over the internet it would just be over a local network.
>
> Secondly, after having read some of the forum posts I am now concerned about security. I have a
> firewall running on the local network but no encryption and am concerned that if I run RD over
> this network I might be opening myself up to attacks. Do people randomly search for PC's with RD
> operating? Could this be an issue for me?
>
> Thanks!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

Thanks for helping out. All of the information you provided was great.

Thanks
Justin

"Sooner Al" wrote:

> You can certainly run Remote Desktop over a wired/wireless LAN. I do that on my small home network.
> Remote Desktop in natively encrypted so that is not an issue...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Window...
>
> I recommend setting the RD encryption level to "High" if your clients support that.
>
> With that being said, the BIGGER issue is using an encryption scheme on your wireless network.
> Personally I use WPA-PSK, with a very long random key, on my local wireless network...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/exp...
>
> http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html
> http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/
>
> --
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>
> "Justin Bryce" <Justin Bryce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:00C9E282-4998-4279-8651-5479BF88C5C4@microsoft.com...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am hoping someone can help with the following questions. I would like to know if Remote Desktop
> > is the best solution for accessing a desktop in the same location.
> >
> > I am running a wireless network with PC's in different locations within the 1 physical site. One
> > has the Wireless Router set up with the Internet connection and the other is elsewhere. I would
> > like to be able to access the PC with the Wireless Router and run applications so rather than
> > needing to run it over the internet it would just be over a local network.
> >
> > Secondly, after having read some of the forum posts I am now concerned about security. I have a
> > firewall running on the local network but no encryption and am concerned that if I run RD over
> > this network I might be opening myself up to attacks. Do people randomly search for PC's with RD
> > operating? Could this be an issue for me?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>