Remote Desktop ports

[Prometheus]

Which ports does one need to forward through a router to make remote desktop work?

[Keefe]

TCP port 3389

[Keefe]

If you plan to use the Remote Deskto web connection, which is microsofts VNC like applet. Then you will need do do a little more setup and forward another port. For reference, check out this article

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/northrup/03may16.asp

[Dragon]

i set my comp up with DMZ - should be in your router settings - and used radmin2.1 - basically it puts your computer "outside the router"

[Jason425]

yea dmz = no security though

[Dragon]

oops.. kind of figured that.. what about zone alarm?

[Jason425]

well i run zone alarm + my router.. so.. the question you should ask yourself is how paranoid are you? That should give you the answer on what about zone alarm :/