Using XP on 2 laptops and connecting from NY to Florida

Yes... If one or the other is running XP Pro then Remote Desktop is an option...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...otedesktop.asp

Otherwise look at VNC or NetMeeting RDS. Get the VNC server and client from...

http://www.realvnc.com or
http://www.tightvnc.com

NetMeeting is built-in to XP and 2000 and can *NOT* be upgraded. Look at this KB article for help
with RDS...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;233175

If this is over the public internet, then keep in mind the VNC data link is *NOT* encrypted like the
NetMeeting RDS link is, if that matters to you. Some folks run VNC through SSH or VPN tunnels.

If you just want to access folders and files look at setting up a VPN link...

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networ...vpn_server.htm
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn.htm

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"Steve" <sy1026@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:01f001c36748$9157ea30$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> I want to know how can I connect a

> >laptop in NY to another laptop in Florida. Can i do it
> >through XP? All replies will be really appreciated.
> >
> >Thank You.
> >Shoaib
> >

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