Rog69
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I have a setup where I need to install a remote desktop connection between 2 machines but my experience with this is limited and it's proving more problematic than I anticipated.
I have a Windows 7 machine with 2 network cards, one is connected to the office network and the other is connected directly via a crossover cable to another PC and setup with a static IP address at both ends, the other PC is running XP Pro. The XP machine is an embedded computer inside a piece of machinery and can't be allowed to connect to the internet. It has to be connected to the Windows 7 machine in this way so that software installed on it can control the machine that the XP PC lives in.
My problem is that I need to setup a remote desktop connection so that the XP machine can be accessed via the Win7 machine (The Xp machine has no screen, mouse or keyboard). I have tried a few different remote desktop apps (Team Viewer, Splashtop and Ultra VNC ) but these all seem to need to connect to the internet on the XP machine to be able to register or function.
So, any suggestions to something that I can use or a way around this?
I have a Windows 7 machine with 2 network cards, one is connected to the office network and the other is connected directly via a crossover cable to another PC and setup with a static IP address at both ends, the other PC is running XP Pro. The XP machine is an embedded computer inside a piece of machinery and can't be allowed to connect to the internet. It has to be connected to the Windows 7 machine in this way so that software installed on it can control the machine that the XP PC lives in.
My problem is that I need to setup a remote desktop connection so that the XP machine can be accessed via the Win7 machine (The Xp machine has no screen, mouse or keyboard). I have tried a few different remote desktop apps (Team Viewer, Splashtop and Ultra VNC ) but these all seem to need to connect to the internet on the XP machine to be able to register or function.
So, any suggestions to something that I can use or a way around this?