Re: Remote Desktop on LAN

From: WhiteZin2000 (Whitezin2000_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 06/03/05 

Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:57:23 -0400

Here is the article for changing the listening port. perhaps this will
help...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306759 Other than
that, double-check settings in firewall (naturally). Try connecting to each
PC independently using a single rule in the firewall to test with.

Cheers!
"John" <ein_shem@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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It's not working....

"WhiteZin2000" <Whitezin2000@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> If you have multiple PC's you want to connect to via Remote Desktop you
> have
> to change the TCP port remote Desktop listens for each additional PC.
> Then,
> you'll have to create rules in your firewall that coincide to the TCP port
> each PC is listening on. When you connect from the Public internet you'll
> include the TCP port in your Remtoe Desktop connection. For example,
> suppose
> your WAN IP is 68.12.13.44 and you have two PC's to Remote Desktop into
> (PC
> "A" and PC "B"). On PC "A" you leave the default listening port of 3389
> but
> for PC "B" you change the port to 3390. When you connect via Remote
> Desktop
> from the Internet, your destination for PC "A" would be '68.12.13.44' but
> your destination for PC "B" would be '68.12.13.44:3390'. Of course, you'll
> have to 1) make sure you have firewall rules which correspond to the
> correct
> PC and 2) make sure you are using DHCP reservations so the internal PC's
> always get the same IP address (or manually configure IP info on the
> target
> PC's).
>
> Cheers!
>
> "John" <ein_shem@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> And this will connect me to the specific PC on the LAN??
>> If so, what if I have more then one PCs on the LAN with Remote
>> Desktop...?!
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>

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