I tried to change the default remote desktop port from 3389 to some other 4 digit number.
I did this via regedit
I setup that port correctly as a port forwarder in my router. The original 3389 was working fine. However, the new 4 digit one is not strange enough (port forwarder is 'ok' according to one of those port forwarder checking sites). I tried to RDP from one network to my IP (confirmed correct) like this:
myipaddress:1234
1234 = being the actual port number I set up.
Of course, I do already have RDP enabled on both W7 laptops.
What could be the cause of the invalid connection? It was working fine on 3389 by for extra security measures, I changed it to something else.
I did restart the laptop as well.
I tried a handful of different port numbers, for some strange reason they all show as 'closed'
Using this tool to check:
Open Port Check Tool - Test Port Forwarding on Your Router
I have a D-Link DIR-655
I did this via regedit
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- SYSTEM
- CurrentControlSet
- Control
- Terminal Server
- WinStations
- RDP-Tcp
I setup that port correctly as a port forwarder in my router. The original 3389 was working fine. However, the new 4 digit one is not strange enough (port forwarder is 'ok' according to one of those port forwarder checking sites). I tried to RDP from one network to my IP (confirmed correct) like this:
myipaddress:1234
1234 = being the actual port number I set up.
Of course, I do already have RDP enabled on both W7 laptops.
What could be the cause of the invalid connection? It was working fine on 3389 by for extra security measures, I changed it to something else.
I did restart the laptop as well.
I tried a handful of different port numbers, for some strange reason they all show as 'closed'
Using this tool to check:
Open Port Check Tool - Test Port Forwarding on Your Router
I have a D-Link DIR-655
