Although you can log in locally without a password, by default, Vista does not allow network users to access the computer without a password.

To change this setting:

1. Run gpedit.msc
2. Go to Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options
3. Double click on Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only
4. Disable this option

Routing between subnets is disabled by default for the TCP/IP protocol in Windows NT. To enable routing, following these steps:
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A superb free utility called PathSync to synchronise My Documents with a share on my Linux computer (Note – PathSync could also easily be configured to sync to USB attached storage, or another physical disk). Then to automate the process I modified the local policy on my XP computer so that the sync takes place automatically when I log off. Doing it this way is better than sync’ing using scheduled tasks, as with Task Scheduler I would have to remember to switch my computer on at the scheduled time in order for the task to run.
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If you receive the following error message
when you attempt to remote into your server:
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Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.

To try it out:

Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers
If you decide to try Google Public DNS, your client programs will perform all DNS lookups using Google Public DNS.
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