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Why? &nbsp;Ask him. &nbsp;I could speculate all day... and here's a couple of ideas:<br />
1. &nbsp;Port 3389 was in use by something else<br />
2. &nbsp;He thought it would be more secure<br />
3. &nbsp;He was trying to find a way to charge you more by doing unnecessary work.<br />
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How? &nbsp;Registry Edit - OR - NAT Port Mapping. &nbsp;
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Why?  Ask him.  I could speculate all day... and here's a couple of ideas:
1.  Port 3389 was in use by something else
2.  He thought it would be more secure
3.  He was trying to find a way to charge you more by doing unnecessary work.

How?  Registry Edit - OR - NAT Port Mapping.  

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no..just the one server is running RDP
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You can just try it but there is the risk something else fails that is currently using 3389. You will probably get an error then maybe with a clue who's using the port. You can always change it back to the way it was. Maybe try a port scanner to see what 3389 currently is up to...
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You can just try it but there is the risk something else fails that is currently using 3389. You will probably get an error then maybe with a clue who's using the port. You can always change it back to the way it was. Maybe try a port scanner to see what 3389 currently is up to...

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If I want to remote into my server through RDP I have to type in &quot;Server1:8080&quot; why is that? The consultant set it up that the port number has to be specified in the name... why and how did he do that??
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If I want to remote into my server through RDP I have to type in "Server1:8080" why is that? The consultant set it up that the port number has to be specified in the name... why and how did he do that??

RDP issue

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