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More info?)
It is pretty simple--just remember to have her load the SERVER, while you
load the Viewer (or client.)
It is better for her to load it on demand, and to use a strong
password--there are automated scans for VNC servers, periodically.
"Trey" <Trey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:13EFD4C9-8191-46E7-B04C-CB9E4A507C7F@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for all your help! I've sent the link to my mother to see what her
> 'real' ip is (if its any different than what I ping). I've got Ultra VNC
> downloaded and will try to figure it out.
>
> "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
>
>> If you can ping, you might want to try VNC next--it is simpler to get
>> going
>> than Netmeeting is--if you can do a simple unencrypted VNC, you know that
>> you've got the basics covered--you have the right address, and there's no
>> NAT or firewall getting in the way. Then you should decide whether to
>> pursue NetMeeting --which you can configure on her end via the VNC
>> connection--or just add encryption to VNC and use that.
>>
>> "Trey" <Trey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1FFA2126-0245-43E9-A300-97C0BA91C498@microsoft.com...
>> >I think I did get a ping to work. But when I tried to use the address
>> >in
>> > netmeeting I get the person you called cannot accept netmeeting calls.
>> >
>> > "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Can you ping the IP address you have for her?
>> >>
>> >> Firewalls are becoming more ubiquitous. Folks upgrade NAV to NIS and
>> >> don't
>> >> realize that there's a firewall included. even NAV 2005 itself seems
>> >> to
>> >> block all inward communication when it perceives some kinds of
>> >> threats.
>> >>
>> >> The issues are: correct address, firewall or nat/router device, and
>> >> having
>> >> the ports right for the particular app.
>> >>
>> >> "Trey" <Trey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news
28BE154-B6F9-483B-AE2B-3B7CEE7FADB2@microsoft.com...
>> >> > thanks, that's what I thought. The problem is that I can't seem to
>> >> > get
>> >> > netmeeting to connect with her computer. I'm not sure what the
>> >> > problem
>> >> > is.
>> >> > I've used netmeeting at work, so thats what I tried first. I've
>> >> > also
>> >> > tried
>> >> > vnc and tight vnc and still can't get connected either. She doesn't
>> >> > have
>> >> > a
>> >> > firewall up....
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I'm afraid not--the host portion has to be built into the os. What
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> can
>> >> >> use, that you both probably have, is NetMeeting remote desktop
>> >> >> sharing.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On XP, if you don't see NetMeeting, do start, run, conf <enter> and
>> >> >> it'll
>> >> >> appear.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Netmeeting can be awkward to work with, but does is fully supported
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> both
>> >> >> ME and XP, and uses encryption.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Something that is easier to do is to download one of the VNC
>> >> >> variants--I
>> >> >> prefer UltraVNC, and, ideally, the encryption plugin for it:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.ultravnc.com/cgi-bin/FrameIt.cgi?Url=http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
http://home.comcast.net/%7Emsrc4plugin/MSRC4Plugin.dsm
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Vnc works quite well over a fast connection, and the newer versions
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> more
>> >> >> secure and do more logging than the older ones.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Trey" <Trey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:6E01DE51-8288-469C-B90A-3E0700FED32F@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I have XP, my mom has ME. Can I use remote desktop to take
>> >> >> >control
>> >> >> >of
>> >> >> >her
>> >> >> > computer?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
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