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Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) allows you to access your computer over a network, but connecting from outside your local network (over the internet) introduces additional challenges. If you can connect ...

Compatibility issuesRegarding our previous item on a reader's comments about Apple Remote Desktop, a couple of readers replied on the issue of ARD's compatibility with Apple Network Assistant (ANA): ...

In today's office environments, it is not uncommon to see Macs and PCs working side by side. While both operating systems can connect to Ethernet networks with little difficulty, there is a way to ...

Paul Ghostine, Vice President/General Manager of Quest's Provision Networks Division, and I had a chance to catch up on a number of things centering on the concept of desktop virtualization and what ...

If you are using Windows Home, Remote Desktop is not available. If you are trying to connect to that computer from your PC, then it won’t work. While it is officially not supported, you can use the ...

The long-elusive Holy Grail of desktop computing has been the ability to provide IT management with the centralized control it needs to improve security and drive down technology costs without ...

The desktop architect was able to convince the network operations manager that the user support group’s access to the remote control tool overrode the additional, but not critical, protection provided ...

Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of an organization's computer networks. They organize, install, and support an organization’s computer systems, ...

Occasionally, your computer may show up on the network with a "(2)" or other number in parentheses after its name. In some cases, it will appear this way in the sidebar of your computer's Finder, but ...