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I recently needed to access a Windows machine with Windows Remote Desktop, but I was unable to connect due to a firewall on the network. (While on the network, I have successfully connected to the system). The only way to connect to the network is through SSH.
How do I configure PuTTY to SSH into a remote network and then allow me to use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to a machine on that network?
Zach
Posted 2009-09-19T20:47:06.410
Reputation: 153
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You can set up port forwarding.
To do this, do the following:
Click "Add" to add the forwarding to the list of forwarded ports
You can save your configuration if you need it more often
Now you can connect to your network. After the SSH connection is established you can use the Remote Desktop Connection to connect to "localhost:13389" (the port at the end must match the local port you selected in PuTTY). You should connect to the remote computer, then.
Joey
Posted 2009-09-19T20:47:06.410
Reputation: 36 381
3Remember to click "add", to add your new rule to the list of forwarded ports, before clicking "open" or going to a different configuration tab. The amount of times I forget this and have to go back to re-enter a rule is embarrassing. – David Spillett – 2009-09-19T21:16:23.917
Eep, you're right. Added this to the explanation. – Joey – 2009-09-19T21:21:11.710
1and then "save" in "Session" category – alexus – 2009-09-19T21:30:08.163
Cool. Worked like a charm. – Zach – 2009-09-20T04:07:52.040
Occasionally, Windows decides that you can't remote desktop to "localhost". You can use "127.0.0.2" instead. – Roger Lipscombe – 2012-12-02T16:43:10.500