connect to workgroup

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I can connect to my Main computer using its ip address. Can I connect
separately to each of my wireless computers? I can't find their actual
address yet.
 
say more.

Are you connecting across the Internet, or simply within the workgroup LAN?

If you are connecting across the Internet, there are different methods to
achieve this, depending on the number of machines involved, and sometimes
router capabilities.

One method is to set up your "main computer" to accept incoming VPN
connections, and make a VPN connection across the Internet to the main
computer.

You can then run Remote Desktop, and connect across the VPN connection to
the individual machines by their private IP addresses.

Check out other articles in this group about Incoming Connections for lots
of details.
 
For now, just inside my home lan.
Bill Sanderson said:
say more.

Are you connecting across the Internet, or simply within the workgroup LAN?

If you are connecting across the Internet, there are different methods to
achieve this, depending on the number of machines involved, and sometimes
router capabilities.

One method is to set up your "main computer" to accept incoming VPN
connections, and make a VPN connection across the Internet to the main
computer.

You can then run Remote Desktop, and connect across the VPN connection to
the individual machines by their private IP addresses.

Check out other articles in this group about Incoming Connections for lots
of details.
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Just use the IP address or netbios name (the name found on the REMOTE tab of
My Computer).

Each machine must be XP Pro. You can find the IP addresses by start, run,
cmd <enter>
ipconfig <enter>
exit <enter>
 
You mean I can use the 192...number set?
Also, just for the hell of it, can I reach the other machines from outside?
I can't find their ip addresses except for my main box. It's listed in the
Router configuration.
thanks.
 
Yes- internally, on the lan, the 192 numbers are what's real.

Your router uses the magic of NAT to allow all the machines outbound (and
inbound in response to outbound) traffic, using only a single IP address.

There are a couple of ways to work the inbound access:
Here's Al Jarvi's page on how to do this with a particular router brand:

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/RemoteDesktop/Multiple_PC_RD.html

The other way is to use a PPTP VPN connection to your main PC. Configured
correctly, such a connection can have a 192.x.y.z IP address on the same
subnet as your machines, and may allow access to any of them using Remote
Desktop Connection. This may not work if the network you are connecting
from also uses that same 192.x.y.z range.
 
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