how to get around blocked ports

[Mishka_Edemsk]

So the draconian admins of the schools network have blocked incoming port 3389, from what I can tell. I enabled my router to port forward 3389 and all is well if my laptop (connecting to my desktop) is on my own network. But if I put my laptop on a different network and try to access remote desktop, no luck. I've also allowed port 3389 in zonealarms (to the best of my knowledge).

After some snooping around, it appears port 21 is open (at least, the pings reach my desktop and I get a zonealarm warning). Normally this is FTP but I'd like to set it up so that an incoming port 21 gets forwarded to port 3389 - unfortunately, my router can't do this (Netgear WGT624). Is there some software way to do this, or another way for me to be able to use remote desktop?

 

[tlarkin]

So the draconian admins of the schools network have blocked incoming port 3389, from what I can tell. I enabled my router to port forward 3389 and all is well if my laptop (connecting to my desktop) is on my own network. But if I put my laptop on a different network and try to access remote desktop, no luck. I've also allowed port 3389 in zonealarms (to the best of my knowledge).

After some snooping around, it appears port 21 is open (at least, the pings reach my desktop and I get a zonealarm warning). Normally this is FTP but I'd like to set it up so that an incoming port 21 gets forwarded to port 3389 - unfortunately, my router can't do this (Netgear WGT624). Is there some software way to do this, or another way for me to be able to use remote desktop?

No, software can not forward ports it is done on the router level, possibly server level depending on how your network is set up.

Also, RDC is blocked for a reason because its a security risk.

I suggest if you really need remote log in, you use something like logmein.com which is web based or verizon net meeting.

I also suggest you don't snoop around your schools network, admins tend to not take kindly to that type of thing. I would block your mac address if i caught you snooping on my network.

 

[priteshvarsani]

Cant you jus change the RDP server ports????

You could quite easily change the remote desktop protocol port from within the registry on your target machine,
then when connecting you need to type xxx.xxx.xxx.xxxORT

where the xxx's are your ip and tha port is your chosen port.

when i was in school i used to do this same thing with VNC ( i wasnt able to use RDP in college as our the group policy never allowed me to use activex controls or use the RDP client!!!)