Security considerations for Remote Desktop / Remote Administration

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What are the security considerations when using Remote Desktop for Remote
Administration of Windows 2000?

Can the server be told to accept connections only from certain IP addresses?

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Michael A. Covington said:
What are the security considerations when using Remote Desktop for Remote
Administration of Windows 2000?

Can the server be told to accept connections only from certain IP
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addresses?

Yes. Same as the following, but with a different port number (3389):

http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?EditorialsID=18

I know I'm talking to myself, but at least this is a way of getting the
answer logged where others can Google it.
 
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