RDP works great, now how to I make sure I am the only one that can connect?

[Guest jimbo505@gmail.com]

Okay, I have RDP configured and running great. Problem is that I am

getting people trying to log in remotely other than me.

 

So I have used IPSec before to kick people off my server, but really

it's a pain and I know there's a better way.

 

I was using IPSec as it did say that it can manage 'remote access' but

it doesn't seem to work no matter what I try. It still allows another

computer on my network to login.

 

Anyone know of a way to have only 1 ip address access my remote server

through RDP?

 

Running Windows 2003 Server SP2

 

I know there's a way to do this using VPN, but I don't have any

experience and looks confusing.

[Guest Soo Kuan Teo [MSFT]]

Re: RDP works great, now how to I make sure I am the only one that can connect?

 

 

Have you tried adding only your user account to the Remote Desktop Users

group? Also you may not want to give any administrators accounts for other

to use.

Thanks

Soo Kuan

 

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<jimbo505@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Okay, I have RDP configured and running great. Problem is that I am

> getting people trying to log in remotely other than me.

>

> So I have used IPSec before to kick people off my server, but really

> it's a pain and I know there's a better way.

>

> I was using IPSec as it did say that it can manage 'remote access' but

> it doesn't seem to work no matter what I try. It still allows another

> computer on my network to login.

>

> Anyone know of a way to have only 1 ip address access my remote server

> through RDP?

>

> Running Windows 2003 Server SP2

>

> I know there's a way to do this using VPN, but I don't have any

> experience and looks confusing.

>

[Guest jimbo505]

Re: RDP works great, now how to I make sure I am the only one that can connect?

 

yes, I turned off any other people having access and only have 1 user/

pass account allowed in.

Plus changed the username from administrator to something else just to

make sure they couldn't figure that out either.

[Guest jimbo505]

Re: RDP works great, now how to I make sure I am the only one that can connect?

 

Yep, I have only the user accounts that need RDP using it, but still

getting idiots trying to log in.

 

It's becoming a real pain and I hate to use a third party software to

have remote access.

 

 

 

On Sep 11, 12:05 pm, "Soo Kuan Teo [MSFT]"

<sooku...@online.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Have you tried adding only your user account to the Remote Desktop Users

> group? Also you may not want to give any administrators accounts for other

> to use.

> Thanks

> Soo Kuan

>

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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

>

> <jimbo...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1189488759.861550.318710@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > Okay, I haveRDPconfigured and runninggreat. Problem is that I am

> > getting people trying to log in remotely other than me.

>

> > So I have used IPSec before to kick people off my server, but really

> > it's a pain and I know there's a better way.

>

> > I was using IPSec as it did say that it can manage 'remote access' but

> > it doesn't seem to work no matter what I try. It still allows another

> > computer on my network to login.

>

> > Anyone know of a way to have only 1 ip address access my remote server

> > throughRDP?

>

> > Running Windows 2003 Server SP2

>

> > I know there's a way to do this using VPN, but I don't have any

> > experience and looks confusing.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

[Guest TP]

Re: RDP works great, now how to I make sure I am the only one that can connect?

 

Below are some methods you can use:

 

1. Your existing firewall device may have the ability to only

allow incoming connections to port 3389 from certain ip

addresses. Check the documentation.

 

2. Edit the Remote Desktop Exception scope in Windows

Firewall on your Terminal Server to only include certain ip

addresses.

 

3. You can use IPSec to limit which addresses can connect

to your TS. Here is a video clip that walks through the set up

using the IP Security Policies mmc snapin:

 

http://tshelp.bravehost.com/demos/ipsec_rdp.html

 

-TP

 

jimbo505 wrote:

> Yep, I have only the user accounts that need RDP using it, but still

> getting idiots trying to log in.

>

> It's becoming a real pain and I hate to use a third party software to

> have remote access.