To find your PC’s IP and MAC addresses, click Start, Run, type cmd, and press OK. Look up these details in your router’s administration area. In that case, you’ll need to know your router’s IP and MAC addresses. You can easily get these off the PC, but that won’t work if you need to access it remotely over the Internet and if a router stands between the PC and the outside world. You’ll need the IP and MAC addresses of the sleeping computer to wake it up. Once connected, the host PC will display its log-in screen, while the remote PC is in control. If you’re connecting to an XP PC, you may see a warning click Yes to connect. Enter your log-in name and password, and click OK. If you’re reaching across the Internet, enter the IP address for the remote PC (or better, connect securely as outlined in the software VPN section below.) Click Connect. On a local network, enter the name of the PC or browse for its listing. In Windows Vista, click the Start button and then choose All Programs, Accessories, Remote Desktop Connection.
Enter the name of the computer (if it’s listed on a local network) or its IP address (if it’s in another location). In Windows XP, click the Start button and then select All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Remote Desktop Connection. Unfortunately, such connections have limited security see “ Connect Securely With a Software VPN” to learn how to protect your data over the Internet by tunneling through a VPN. Here’s how to establish that connection, especially over a local network. As I mentioned earlier, any version of Windows XP or Vista can connect as a Remote Access client. Connect to a PC With Built-In Windows Remote AccessĮnter the password, and click OK. To give other people access, click Select Users, click Add, enter the user name, and click OK to permit that access. (If you’re connecting exclusively between Windows Vista PCs, click the final radio button for a more secure process.) You’ll be able to connect from another computer if you know this PC’s administrator name and password.
Click the radio button next to Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop. In Windows Vista, click Start, right-click Computer, select Properties, and click Remote settings in the left pane.
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