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Title: Remote access amd port 3389
Post by: TONY0945 on March 28, 2014, 05:15:40 PM

I want to remotely log in to my Windows XP Pro box from a Linux box on my network using rdesktop. I only want users on the LAN to access this machine, NOT from the WAN. Am I correct that this is the default setup?

Title: Re: Remote access amd port 3389
Post by: FurryNutz on March 28, 2014, 06:13:57 PM

Is this using a D-Link router? Id refer to the MS support site regarding remote desktop information. Usually no port configuration is needed on the LAN side.

Title: Re: Remote access amd port 3389
Post by: TONY0945 on March 29, 2014, 01:35:07 PM

Sorry, I thought I had listed it. It is a DIR-655. Windows documentation says to use Windows Firewall, but I'd rather block port 3389 at the router. I've seen a lot of internet posts about NOT being able to login from the WAN, but I want the opposite, to block it completely. I have experimented and I can login from the LAN, but I need to know if I have to do something to block the WAN. Apparently port forwarding is needed to unblock the WAN, implying the default is blocked. Is that correct?

Title: Re: Remote access amd port 3389
Post by: FurryNutz on March 29, 2014, 01:36:22 PM

Yes, you don't need to block the port on the WAN side. I use RDP here and there on my network and it works great.