Dixon Robertson, Review: Windows Remote Desktop with Windows 2000
TechnoLawyer member Benjamin Edwards asks:
"I am interested in accessing my computer when I am away from the office. I have tried various programs for that purpose, including LapLink, but none seems to work. Are there any suggestions?"
Howard Raab wrote:
"I understand there were some serious security problems with GoToMyPC in the not-to-distant past. I don't know if they have been "fixed." However, the Remote Desktop Access program built into Windows DP (both Professional and Home) have worked very well for me..."
Andrew Willinger responded:
"There are two significant problems with using Windows XP's built-in Remote Desktop Access over an Internet connection. The first is cost, and the second is security...."
Christopher Palestro wrote:
"My experience has been that Windows Remote Desktop ("RD") is far superior to GoToMyPC...."
Christopher J. Hayes responded:
"The cleanest, most secure, and most cost-effective way for most small offices to use Windows Remote Desktop is to have desktop PCs with Windows XP Professional, along with a server using Windows Small Business Server 2003...."
I enjoyed Christopher Hayes' May 25 post about Remote Desktop. He wrote that only WinXP computers can access RD. I access my Windows SBS 2003 server console and, when necessary, WinXP workstation (client) desktops, through RWW/RD, using an older ThinkPad running Windows 2000. I have to use Internet Explorer instead of Firefox because Firefox won't handle the ActiveX control RD requires. Otherwise, though, it works flawlessly on a Win2K box.
Dixon Robertson
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