Remote Desktop Connection doesn't seem to work with firewall turned on

From: G.C. (giot_at_verizon.net)
Date: 05/18/05 

Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 20:38:38 GMT

Remote desktop connection used to work on machines that I've had that don't
have SP2 installed. Upon getting new machines, I can't get RDC to work.

I've tried the following things:

1) enabled Remote desktop connection and Remote assistance in Firewall.

2) enabled Remote desktop connection and Remote assistance in System
Properties under Remote tab.

3) edited
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\Winstations\RDP-Tcp\Portnumber
to change listening port to reflect a random port number within the allowed
range. For example, the machine in question used to allow incoming RDC
connections on port 3456 prior to SP2.

4) added the port number 3456 for both TCP and UDP connections in firewall.

*note Port 3456 is not the port number used, but just stated here for an
example. pretty close though.

Any other suggestions? It seems to work if we disable the SP2 firewall.

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