Connecting to multiple computers remotely with remote desktop through the internet

[jtvang125]

This is probably old news but something I just learned. I'm sure you all know the built in remote desktop in Windows defaults to port number 3389. Through a registry change you can change that port number to any port you want. Here's the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations
\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

Now in your router settings just forward the new port number to that computer and yes a router is required for this to work. You will have to specifiy the port number when you connect though. Also this is only if you need to connect to multiple computers over the internet.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Having something like Hamachi installed and members joined to a private network would allow people to bypass routers (and often firewalls, like one's work), while maintaining a secure VPN connection. Then you can just not even bother with changing the port number (which avoids forcing users to include that altered port number in their connection settings/path).

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
This is probably old news but something I just learned. I'm sure you all know the built in remote desktop in Windows defaults to port number 3389. Through a registry change you can change that port number to any port you want. Here's the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations
\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber

Now in your router settings just forward the new port number to that computer and yes a router is required for this to work. You will have to specifiy the port number when you connect though. Also this is only if you need to connect to multiple computers over the internet.

Why bother, just have your router map a different port to 3389 on each internal. E.g. port 5000 maps to machine1:3389, 5001 maps to machine2:3389 etc.

 

[techmanc]

Try Crossloop for you remote desktop if you have a user at both ends to install and get connection open. No need to setup a account there during setup tho they will ask if you want to. I believe the connection is secure. The nice thing is the host give a number the guest will use to connect to host. Then you can do normal remote things while other user is watching and it has easy file transfers ounce you figure out the drag and drop method.
Heres a link to it...................

http://www.crossloop.com/