remote desktop

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

Basically you can't. XP Home can *NOT* act as a Remote Desktop host. An alternative is UltraVNC. Get
the server, client and encryption plug-in (important if you use this over the public internet),
from...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

If you call a PC over the public internet you also need to open TCP Port 5900 if the PC is behind a
firewall/NAT/router...

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"Joey Ades" <Joey Ades@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5B36ADA9-D4C5-4BF3-A2FA-D022F61F87C5@microsoft.com...
> how do I use remote desktop with 2 windows xp home computers. I have a
> broadband network.