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| Thread ID: 70919 | 2006-07-20 23:35:00 | Controlling media on desktop PC from Laptop over wireless LAN | JackStraw (6573) | Press F1 |
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| 472465 | 2006-07-20 23:35:00 | I thought this should be simple. Maybe it is and I have developed a mental block or perhaps it's just not possible. What I have is a Windows XP HE system (Athalon 64 3000+, K8 Triton GA-K8NS Pro nForce3 250 Mo Board, 512 ram, 80 gig HDD, GeForce FX agp Graphics card) What I want to do is, basically, use the laptop as a remote for the media control on the desktop PC while I slouch around watching movies and listen to tunes in the living room. I won't go into what I have tried so far on the grounds that it might make me look stupider than wot I am. ;-) Cheers, love your work. |
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| 472466 | 2006-07-20 23:39:00 | I thought this should be simple. Maybe it is and I have developed a mental block or perhaps it's just not possible. What I have is a Windows XP HE system (Athalon 64 3000+, K8 Triton GA-K8NS Pro nForce3 250 Mo Board, 512 ram, 80 gig HDD, GeForce FX agp Graphics card) What I want to do is, basically, use the laptop as a remote for the media control on the desktop PC while I slouch around watching movies and listen to tunes in the living room. I won't go into what I have tried so far on the grounds that it might make me look stupider than wot I am. ;-) Cheers, love your work. |
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| 472467 | 2006-07-21 00:40:00 | You could use tightvnc to control the desktop over your network. its free and easy to use | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 472468 | 2006-07-21 03:44:00 | Yes, it was that simple :thumbs: Tight VNC did the trick. In all from getting your reply to having it up and running, about 2 mins. I will have a good look at this as I'm sure it could compromise security if not set up properly but for now the password should be good enough. One thing it doesn't do. however, is that I cant preview video before switching on the big screen as video does not show up on the remote screen. I'll have a play and see if there is a workaround. Cheers and thanks for the quick reply. |
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