Remote Desktop

[eddtr1]

hi all,

I wanna be able to control my desktop pc via my axim 5. now i have got terminal services running and i can actually control the pc from my axim over my network. However when i connect to the Desktop pc i can see the desktop on my pocket pc but the desktop pc goes to a black screen with user name and password. My question is - is there a way i can control my destop pc from my axim, and see what i am doing on my pocket pc on the desktop monitor. So i can start up videos and such from my pocket pc on my desktop pc? I hope this makes sense to somebody

Any help much appricated

[BooDa]

I don't think you can do what you're talking about with Terminal Services - it forces a logoff on the remote machine, and I don't think there's any way to change that behavior.

Just curious - if you're close enough to see your PC monitor, why do you want to use TS to control it anyway?

[washo]

you can use a soft called PTVNC (now version 2.2)
only 9.99$ from http://www.pocketgear.com
it is working great...

see you

[[Jett]-CRX]

Don't pay for a VNC client. That's ridiculous... it's a free, open standard and there are free clients out there.

www.realvnc.com will get you a server to run on your PC...

http://www.cs.utah.edu/~midgley/wince/vnc.html <-- and there's the PocketPC client.

[eddtr1]

Don't pay for a VNC client. That's ridiculous... it's a free, open standard and there are free clients out there.

www.realvnc.com will get you a server to run on your PC...

http://www.cs.utah.edu/~midgley/wince/vnc.html <-- and there's the PocketPC client.

Thanks for the help - but i'm stuck. i installed the sever and viewer. but have no idea how it all works. I think the server is on the desktop and is installed and working - but when i try and connect via the pocket pc i just get invalid vnc server. i have no idea what the server on the desktop is called . What am i doing wrong - do i have to set a desktop sever name - if so how. All i wanna do is sit on my arse and be able to load up videos and music from the comfort of my pocket pc - i have hooked up the pc to the tv and it would be great if everything just worked for a change PLEASE HELP ME I IS GOING CRAZY

Any help much appriecitated

ps - i have a desktop with xp on it and i'm running pocket pc 2003 on my pocket pc (axim 5) obvioulsy.

[[Jett]-CRX]

See, if you had said that in your FIRST post, we could have saved you some time. :)

I don't expect that Remote Desktop software will be the best solution for what you're doing... the screen refresh rate just isn't good enough to watch video.

What you really need is solution which provides streaming video from your desktop that you can connect to with WMP or some other video stream viewer. I haven't played with this myself... I know others here have... try using the search function. :approve:

[eddtr1]

See, if you had said that in your FIRST post, we could have saved you some time. :)

I don't expect that Remote Desktop software will be the best solution for what you're doing... the screen refresh rate just isn't good enough to watch video.

What you really need is solution which provides streaming video from your desktop that you can connect to with WMP or some other video stream viewer. I haven't played with this myself... I know others here have... try using the search function. :approve:

Sorry for the confusion but i do actually want to set up this server so i can start programs on my desktop from my pocket pc. I just dont seem to be able to get the hang of this VNC server. can you tell me how to set it up?

[eddtr1]

I have sorted it now - thanks to everyone who helped especially [Jett]-CRX

[[Jett]-CRX]

Glad you got it sorted out... I'm sorry I didn't have time today to offer more help (darn that pesky job)!