That is a big weakness of the RDP protocol which uses the terminal services
functionality of w2k3 because you cannot specify which clients can connect.
I use a program called SecureRDP by 2X and it can filter by your RDP
connection by IP, computer name, time, etc. Great program and its free.
JJ
"PJ6" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
(Windows Server 2003): I thought using windows firewall to restrict the IP
addresses allowed to talk to remote desktop would have been enough to block
brute force login attempts on administrator, but my event log is still
filling up from IP addresses outside of those I've specified as allowable
(???)... I already renamed admin to something completely different, so
they'll never succeed. But is there a way to stop it? I only have ports open
for remote desktop and web service.
Re: Restricting users to login on the server. ... Terminal Services to run a specified program automatically upon connection,...Terminal Services sessions provide access to the full Windows ...user specify otherwise. ... This setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User ... (microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services)
Re: Windows 2000 Terminal services stops after recent updates ... 323497 - Error Message: The RDP Protocol Component "DATA ENCRYPTION" ... MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server... > like normal, but you cannot Terminal Services to it, nor can you ... (microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.clients)
Re: OT: Lock VPN settings from being Changed by user? ... By default, Terminal Services sessions provide access to the full Windows desktop, unless otherwise specified with this setting, by the server administrator, or by the user in configuring the client connection.... If necessary, in Working Directory, type the fully qualified path to the starting directory for the program. ... If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, Terminal Services sessions start with the full desktop, unless the server administrator or user specify otherwise. ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Terminal Services denied to all but domain admins ... Open the Terminal services manager and go to the tabs from the RDP protocol properties...."Meinolf Weber" wrote: ... log on via Term Serv is if they are a member of the domain admins... (microsoft.public.windows.group_policy)