[Tfug] RDP

[Jordan Aberle]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300847

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300847>If you are doing this for testing I
understand but I wouldn't open 3389 on your router, windows 2000 terminal
services is full of security vulnerabilites.

On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Jeff Breadner <jeff at breadner.ca> wrote:

> Bexley Hall wrote:
>
>> Hmmm... no "Remote" tab under Control Panel | System.  Are
>> you sure that applies to W2KS and not just XP (or, possibly
>> W2K3?)
>>
>> However, Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Terminal
>> Services Configuration has settings that appear to pertain
>> to RDP.  And, C P | Admin Tool | Terminal Services Manager
>> shows RDP-Tcp enabled ("listening") on this machine.
>>
>>
> Sorry about that, those instructions were for W2k3, I didn't check my
> reference machine closely enough.
> There's two flavors of terminal services, the full-blown one you need
> special licensing for, but every Server edition should allow up to two
> remote desktop sessions for 'remote administration' purposes.  I think in
> W2k you can enable this by just having some of the terminal services
> software installed, Add / Remove Programs >  Add / remove windows components
> > Terminal Services > Enable Terminal Services (leave "Client Creator Tools"
> unchecked).
>
> If / when this is installed, go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools >
> Terminal Services Configuration > Server Settings, ensure Terminal server
> mode is "Remote Administration".
>
> Given what you describe though, with ports in listening mode, this is
> likely already done.  Can you telnet to TCP/3389 from another machine on the
> network and connect to that port?  If the ports are already listening then
> this devolves into a firewall / networking issue.
>
>  Yes, but i would want to be setting up the server end (xrdp?)
>> on the NetBSD box (i.e., to use these appliances as clients)
>>
>>
> I responded initially because I thought this was a question about running
> an RDP client on Linux/UNIX, which I do all the time; I'm completely
> unfamiliar with xrdp, but it sounds like it's the way for you to proceed.
>  I'll play around with it when I get some time, it sounds interesting.
>
> cheers
>  Jeff
>
>
>
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