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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection

Connect to remote Windows desktops.

Version: 2.0.1

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how to get this working?

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Contributed by: Ton Palmans Sunday, December 21 2003 @ 11:36 AM PST

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Six Months

Hi people,

I'm glad to read these positive reviews, as i would like very much to connect my IBM Thinkpad to my G4 desktop (both at home). But I must be very dumb, because for many months now I am trying to use RDC, but fail miserably. I have no knowledge of network setup, IP's, DHCP's anf the likes. I like to connect via local LAN, and for this have a second ethernetcard plugged in my Mac, There is also an ethernet port on the Thinkpad. Now where do I go from here? Should I specify IP-adresses, or not? And if yes, where and what numbers? Whqat (system) software should be turned on? And so on... (I have 10.3.2 on Mac and XP Pro on laptop).

When experimenting I run into probloms on which the RDC help says: contact your network system administrator. But that would be me also, so doesn't help... :-(

If there is a good and very detailed step by step guide somewere on the internet, I would be very obliged. Couldn't find it myself. Thx for any troubles! :-)

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how to get this working? - lvconley

This is in response to Tony Palmans' plea for help. Tony, you need a piece of hardware called a router to connect with your PC from a Mac over a LAN (Local Area Network). You can't connect directly to your PC with a standard ethernet cable (there are ways but I'm not going into that here). Routers cost on average about 70 bucks. You configure them through your web browser. The router acts as the DHCP 'server'. DHCP stands for Dynamic Hardware Configuration Protocol. It is the router which will assign (serve) all machines connected to it their IP (Internet Protocol) address-- this is the address/number needed for computers to communicate with/find each other on a network. Standard topology goes like this: Modem>Router>AllMachinesConnectToTheRouter. For extra info on connecting with a PC from your Mac using RDC take a look at this: http://www.ripplestorm.com/pages/reviews/msrdc/msrdc.html Hope that helps. Larry

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Sunday, December 21 2003 @ 02:16 PM PST

how to get this working? - camner

This is in reply to the previous, most helpful, comment.

(1) You can get a (wired) router for a lot less than $70! Linksys and DLink are two routers I've either had success with or have heard good things about.
(2) While DHCP is easier to set up (it "just works"), I find I can only connect my Mac to my PC via typing in the IP address...I can't get the "computer name" to be recognized. But, with DHCP, my PC's IP address keeps changing! So, I changed the PC to a static IP, and all is well..
(3) For reasons I don't understand, I can't use Remote Desktop Connection unless I login with a user on my PC (XP pro) that has a login password. For simplicity's sake, I had set up the PC not to require a login password, and RDC wouldn't connect (haven't tried the new version yet).

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Monday, December 22 2003 @ 10:19 AM PST