Is it possible to use Remote Desktop to connect an XP machine to a W2K
machine or two W2k machines. I am trying to set up a W2K machine as a fax
server on my network and would like to administer it via the network without
having a keyboard/mouse/monitor attached to it.

If the W2K box is a W2K Server running Terminal Services then you could use
Remote Desktop to connect to the machine. If its not then look at using
UltraVNC with its encryption plug-in as an alternative.

http://www.ultravnc.com/

For added security over the public internet some folks run UltraVNC (or any
other flavor of VNC) through a VPN or SSH tunnel. Personally I use SSH for
remote access to my home LAN.

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"TravelingJerryB" <TravelingJerryB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Is it possible to use Remote Desktop to connect an XP machine to a W2K
> machine or two W2k machines. I am trying to set up a W2K machine as a fax
> server on my network and would like to administer it via the network
> without
> having a keyboard/mouse/monitor attached to it.