Re: remote desktop

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From: SR (none_at_none)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:14:41 -0800

mike wrote:
> lan 5 computers running XP Pro with remote desktop enabled, Linksys
> router with port fowarding ( port 3389 ) to 1 lan computer. Works
> great ... Can I change the listening ports on the others, enable port
> fowarding for those ports and connect to the other machines by typing
> ipaddress:port ...Router should foward I think..has anybody tried
> this ? Artical 306759 for changing the listening port ...and artical
> 304304 how to connect on a specific port.

Why not just change the ports on your router?

Exmaples:
Foward TCP 3389 to 192.168.0.1
Foward TCP 3388 to 192.168.0.2
Foward TCP 3387 to 192.168.0.3
[...]

Always worked for me.

If you really want to change the listen port on a given computer
listening for RDesktop connections, the value is in the registry.

( *** Please be VERY careful when ever doing anything in the Registry.
*** )

Navigate to:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Wds\rdpwd\Tds\tcp
Change the value for PortNumber
   (Doubel click and set to Decimal instead of Hex.)

( *** Please be VERY careful when ever doing anything in the Registry.
*** )

**** Food for thought:
I noticed that in hex, 3389 is D3D, I wonder if that's just a
coincidence, or if they did that on purpose. (As in D3D - Direct 3D.)
Just a thought.....

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