Comments on: Change RDP listening port in Windows Vista

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:25:43 +0000

I am guessing that this procedure for changing the RDP listening port is the same for Windows 7? Is there an easier way to remotely connect to a Windows 7 machine?

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:24:21 +0000

Don’t forget to open the new port in Windows Firewall or other firewall software and closing the old. If it’s just for protection against portscanning known ports over the internet you could also open another random port on your router and forward it to port 3389 of the local machine. It’s easier to maintain and you won’t have to hack the registry. Pick a port between 10000-64000 and take a look at portforward.com which ports are not in use by other software.

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Map a TCP-UDP port from one PC to another using Port Mapper — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:51:33 +0000

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By: akishore

akishore — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:44:08 +0000

Kevin, that’s a great idea! I’ve been doing something similar myself, but hadn’t really thought about it. Thanks for the advice.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:37:17 +0000

Super idea. One way to make the port easier to remember is using the last four digits of a phone number (greater than 1024) or a four- or five-digit street address.