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To add, its certainly a major issue as it means anyone from outside can just do a simple port scan and try to connect to your company's servers. Infact that can even brute force to break in..! 
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To add, its certainly a major issue as it means anyone from outside can just do a simple port scan and try to connect to your company's servers. Infact that can even brute force to break in..!

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Thanks guys:<br />
THe access-list was not applied to my internet interface.<br />
Solved.
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Thanks guys:
THe access-list was not applied to my internet interface.
Solved.

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Hi,<br />
I am running remote desktop internally on my lan on almost all the servers and thats ok. &nbsp;When I come home and type in the external IP of the servers in Remote desktop they ask me username and pass and I can remote desktop directly. &nbsp;I want to use Remote desktop only on my &nbsp;LAN and not externally. &nbsp;WHat is wrong and how can I fix it. &nbsp;Is this a major issue that I shoul d be concerned? &nbsp;<br />
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Help plz &nbsp;
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Hi,
I am running remote desktop internally on my lan on almost all the servers and thats ok.  When I come home and type in the external IP of the servers in Remote desktop they ask me username and pass and I can remote desktop directly.  I want to use Remote desktop only on my  LAN and not externally.  WHat is wrong and how can I fix it.  Is this a major issue that I shoul d be concerned?  

Help plz  

Remote desktop on server 2008

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.

Remote Access

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.