Windows – Which alternative port can I use for RDP

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The default port for Remote Desktop is 3389. I would like to change the port to another port in order to thwart a brute force attack that is occuring on my machine.

What port number could I use? I would like to avoid obvious alternative such as 3390 and 3391.

Best Answer

You can use any port that's not already in use on your computer; your choice. To get a list of ports currently being used (listening), you can use Netstat -a at a command prompt.

Here's a list of TCP ports used by various software and services to help you make your choice.

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