ports for remote desktop

[Guest]

I wanted to know if when you use the Remote Desktop software with XP do you need to open a certian port on a router to connect to it. Also, does remote desktop support connection to a computer over the internet like from a raw ip address? Thank you

E_nagler

 

[Sooner Al]

Yes, RDP uses TCP Port 3389...

Yes, direct IP-to-IP addressing is supported over the public internet.

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I wanted to know if when you use the Remote Desktop software with XP do you need to open a certian

port on a router to connect to it. Also, does remote desktop support connection to a computer over
the internet like from a raw ip address? Thank you.