On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 10:22 -0600, JJ Cummings wrote:
> Curt,
> 
> Check out "Remote Assistance"; using this tool you can have the user
> request via email, file attachment etc... remote "shadowing" with
> control on the end users system.  The key of course is that the systems
> need to be on the same routable network.

Not necessarily - if you have UPnP enabled, it will work through NAT.
See here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/rafaq-technical.mspx

Of course, practically speaking, yes, on any relatively secure network
you're right. :P



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curt Shaffer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 8:29 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RDP to XP clients
> 
> I am just wondering how everyone out there is utilizing the RDP client
> on XP
> workstations. My helpdesk has been asking for the password from the
> users to
> log into the current session. Is there some sort of shadowing they can
> do
> with their own usernames instead? We are running into this whole thing
> of
> where some users are actually saying "I'm not supposed to give that out"
> as
> they were trained, and good for them. What we need though is the ability
> to
> connect to their current session via RDP to see the problem they are
> having
> as it is happening.
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
>  
> 
> Curt
> 
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