rdesktop woes

[Bob Goodwin]

Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
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>> Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
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>>> Paul Lemmons wrote:
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>> Does this work with "XP Home?"  I believe the network and remote stuff
>> are missing from the home version?
>>     
>
> Yes, I have XP Pro in the VMWare version, but the other 2 computers are
> running XP Home.  I had one of them contact the other, so this is a myth
> that its missing from XP Home.  I can find both the Remote Desktop and
> the Remote Desktop server on each XP home version.
>
> My ultimate goal is to be able to help my Mom (who lives 15 miles away)
> over our 2 broadband connections whenever she needs my help.
>
>   
>> I've been following your messages and I get:
>>
>>    rdesktop -u box6 -g 1024x768 -d JMCPC 192.168.1.11:3389
>>    Autoselected keyboard map en-us
>>     
>
> Where's the 192.168.1.11 coming from?  My router network is 192.168.6.x,
> and I put it directly on the command line.  I *did* try putting the host
> in my local /etc/hosts file, but no difference in my problem.
>
> Now if I beleive that the program is trying to use the .1.11 address,
> then I can see why its failing (I have no .1. subnet here.  I guess its
> time to look into trying a debug session.  I'm off to get the rdesktop
> sources....
>
> Thanks!
>
>   
>> But I believe both XP boxes here are XP Home!
>>
>> Does that prevent me from using rdesktop?
>>     
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>   
>> Bob Goodwin
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>
>   

I'm sorry, I didn't want to add to the confusion here.  I simply changed 
the addresses you were using to fit my wireless lan.  Mine are all 
192.168.1.xx.  box6 is this computer and box11 [192.168.1.11] is my 
son-in-laws on the same lan.

Bob