can i do this...

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use remote desktop to connect two XP pc's that live on two different isp
networks... both dhcp assigned...
 
Sure. That's what RD is for. The target computer needs XP Pro or you need
to use some other VNC program.
 
Yes...You can use a dynamic naming service like No-IP.com to assign a fully qualified domain name to
the PC your trying to call. I use that to call my home PCs...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html

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thanks! ok now i have more quesitons:

i'm using a linksys router and i have various laptops behind it's firewall.
I see you have to use port forwarding, but does this imply I will only be
able to get to *one* of my machines at a time? Because it seems you can only
forward to one of the dhcp addresses ... ?
Also, say I reboot the machine i'm forwarding to... it gets a new IP ... do
I have to manually go in there and adjust the port-forwarding settings
again?

thanks
 
You have some options...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html

I do this through a SSH tunnel (same link I gave you earlier)...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/SSH-RDP-VNC/RemoteDesktopVNCandSSH.html

....or through a VPN tunnel is also an option...

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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I forgot to add that using a static IP address for desktop/laptop PCs on your home LAN makes port
forwarding easier.

http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm

Some routers, like my Buffalo WBR-G54, allow you to assign DHCP IP addresses to clients based on the
MAC Address of the NIC in the desktop/laptop. A psuedo static IP address so to speak. So as an
example my iPAQ 5555 PocketPC client is configured to grab a DHCP assigned IP address from any
network it connects to. When it connects to my home LAN my WBR-G54 assigns the same IP address based
on the MAC Address of the iPAQ 5555.

If your router does not have that feature then a DHCP assigned IP address will cause havoc with your
port forwarding scheme...I recommend using static IP addresses on your home LAN for desktop PCs. For
laptops see this article for help with "Alternate addressing"...

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prjj_ipa_kdrl.asp

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