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When working with Terminal Server or RDP you have the choice to change the XP RDP 5.1 or 5.2 client connecting port.
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For the "old" Windows 2000 Terminal Server client port changes see Use Terminal Server Client to Connect to a Different Port.
If you’ve changed the listening port on the TS from its’ default – 3389 (Change Terminal Server Listening Port)- you’ll also need to configure your client to connect to the new port. Changing the connection port on the RDP clients is quite easy.
To Alter the Port on the client side:
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Another method of connecting to a different port that default is to run the MSTSC command with the required command line parameters:
/v:ServerName[:Port]
For example:
MSTSC /v:192.168.0.150:3390
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Note: To use RDP on computers with operating systems other than Windows XP/2003 you will first need to install the RDP client (Download RDP 5.2).
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