setting up remote desktop on home network

[rob bell]

hi-

i have a notebook computer with a dead lcd. i have linked
the computer to my working notebook, via a home network.

what i would like to know is if there is anyway that i can
set up remote desktop to access the broken computer from
the good one. when i type in the broken computer's name on
the "connect to" prompt, it does not work.

i guess another way of asking this is: can remote desktop
be used on a home network, or only from one network to
another? if it can work on a home network, which ip
address would i type to be able to access my other compter.

the two computer are connected via a firewire, with no router.

thanks in advance.

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >, "rob bell"
> wrote:
>hi-
>
>i have a notebook computer with a dead lcd. i have linked
>the computer to my working notebook, via a home network.
>
>what i would like to know is if there is anyway that i can
>set up remote desktop to access the broken computer from
>the good one. when i type in the broken computer's name on
>the "connect to" prompt, it does not work.
>
>i guess another way of asking this is: can remote desktop
>be used on a home network, or only from one network to
>another? if it can work on a home network, which ip
>address would i type to be able to access my other compter.
>
>the two computer are connected via a firewire, with no router.
>
>thanks in advance.

Using Remote Desktop on a home network is a fine thing to do. I use
it to access my main computer, which is upstairs (where it's hot) from
my secondary computer, which is in the basement (where it's cool).

The requirements for your setup are:

1. The notebook computer must run Windows XP Professional. Windows XP
Home Edition can be a Remote Desktop client, but not a server.

2. You must connect an external monitor to the laptop long enough to
enable Remote Desktop access on that computer.

3. Access the laptop using either its IP address or its computer name.

If you can't use Remote Desktop, use RealVNC instead. It's free from:

http://www.realvnc.com
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