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I'm having trouble connecting two computers running Windows via Remote Desktop Connection. The intended RDC host is running Windows Vista Business, and the client is running Windows 7 Home Premium.
The two computers are not on the same LAN. The host is behind a Linksys WRT54G2 router. I've forwarded port 3389 (TCP and UDP) on the host router to the local address of the host computer. I have also enabled remote access on the host computer by checking off 'Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop' in Computer->System Properties->Remote. The host computer is running McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i, and I've created an exception for 'Remote Administration Tools' in the console's 'Unwanted Programs Policy'.
I can connect to the host computer via Real VNC Viewer -- this simply required forwarding port 5900. On the host's router I enabled logging for incoming traffic, and in that log I see incoming traffic from my client computer's IP address on port 3389. However, the port appears closed when I test it at http://canyouseeme.org/.
Thanks in advance for any help.
It may also be the ISP that is blocking port 3389, though you'd have thought that if VNC is allowed through then RDP would be too. – WheresAlice – 2010-01-11T10:35:40.857
I just ran 'netstat -a' via command prompt on the host computer and found that it isn't listening on port 3389. I've also uninstalled McAfee VirusScan and disabled Windows Firewall. Considering that RDC still isn't able to connect, is it safe to assume that the problem is probably not due to issues with the router or firewalls? – user24357 – 2010-01-12T02:44:30.400
That is good information you've given. I've added to my answer, hopefully it helps. – Stephen Jennings – 2010-01-12T03:03:24.267
I've checked the relevant value in the registry: the port number value is the normal 3389. The Terminal Services service is running as well, but port 3389 is still missing from the collection of ports returned by 3389. Thanks for your help troubleshooting. – user24357 – 2010-01-13T05:20:07.363