Remote Desktop both view?

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Mike Brearley

Is there a way to enable remote desktop so that both the person connected
remotely and the person sitting in front of the monitor can see the same
thing?

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Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike
 
Yes, it is called Remote Assistance. It is on the Start menu under
Programs. I haven't gotten it to work so I can't verify if both people will
see it but MS states that both parties can 'watch' what is happening.

HTH,
Dave
 
I've never been able to get remote assistance to work when I'm behind a
firewall though. Also, I was hoping for a solution where I can initiate the
connection in case there is no one at the computer. I suppose I'll just
have to buy PCAnywhere.

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Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike
 
What kind of firewall, did you try opening the ports?
If you want to connect when no one is sitting at the computer, then why do
you want the screen to be seen on the other end? If you just want to connect
when no one is there then use remote desktop.
BTW - I'd stay away from pc anywhere. Since version 4 pc anywhere transmits
your password in plain text for anyone with a packet sniffing program to
steal. As far as I know, they have no plans to change it either.
 
I'm behind a corporate firewall with no hopes of having them open any ports
for me.

I want the other person to be able to see what I'm doing if they are there
and don't want to be kicked off the computer when they log back into their
session that I stole from them.

Thanks for the info on the password being transmitted in plain text with
pcanywhere. I didn't know that.

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Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or grammar mistakes, they
were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being synchronized or my
lack of caffeine.

Mike
 
Ahhh.......the ol' corporate firewall. One thing I did once in the situation
you have is when using remote desktop you can change the ports that RD uses.
I changed them to use port 80, which is always open in the firewall cause
it's used for general internet surfing, then it worked fine. I'm not sure if
remote assistance ports can be changed the same way or if they use the same
ports as remote desktop. If remote assistance does use the same ports and
can be changed, you could then get it to use port 80 and it'll go right thru
the firewall. If you'd like info on changing the remote desktop ports post
back. BTW -- if your corp firewall has outgoing connections locked down,
then most likely no remote programs will work anyway cause all the ports are
locked down.
 
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