How to get access to other computer via VPN?

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I setup a VPN between my two computers, but I don't know
how to access to other computer via the VPN and see what
other computer is doing? eg. if someone is using the
other computer, i can see its desktop and see what exactly
is he doing from my computer. Thank you very much for
your help!!
 
If the remote computer is running Windows XP Pro, 2003 you can shadow the console session with the "shadow" cmd line utility. If the remote server is running TS, then you can logon to that machine with Remote Desktop, then remote control (shadow) their session using the GUI utilities (i.e. Terminal Services Manager or Task Manager in 2003

You didn't give any specifics whatsoever about the OS or how the machines are configured, so I just gave some general examples

Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
www.patrickrouse.co
 
There are two machine, one is running Windows 2000 and the
other is runnning Win 2000 Advanced Server. Do i have to
install the terminal server service on the Advanced Server
and Terminal client on the Client? What does the "Shadow"
command actually do?

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If the remote computer is running Windows XP Pro, 2003
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you can shadow the console session with the "shadow" cmd
line utility. If the remote server is running TS, then
you can logon to that machine with Remote Desktop, then
remote control (shadow) their session using the GUI
utilities (i.e. Terminal Services Manager or Task Manager
in 2003)
You didn't give any specifics whatsoever about the OS or
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how the machines are configured, so I just gave some
general examples.
 
You'd at least have to have Terminal Services in Remote Admin Mode on the computer you want to monitor. The shadow command is a remote control cmd line utility, instead of logging onto the other machine with remote desktop, then choosing "remote control" from Terminal Services Manager

It'll allow you to either view the user's desktop or interact (move mouse & keyboard) depending on what settings you put in Group Policy and/or on the RDP-Tcp connection in the Terminal Services Configuration. By default the user would be prompted to allow you to view/interect with their session, however this can be overriden in Group Policy

Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
www.patrickrouse.com
 
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