RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) over SSH
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RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) over SSH

To tunnel RDP over SSH:

  1. Establish an SSH connection to a system inside the ECE firewall.

  2. Make an tunnel inside that SSH connection with the following attributes:

    • Listening Port Type: TCP
    • Listening/Source Port: 33389 (or any unused port... do not use 3389)
    • Destination Host: the Windows system to which you wish to connect
    • Destination Port: 3389

  3. Open an RDP connection to the following host "127.0.0.1:33389".

For additional information on SSH, please see this page.

 

 
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