9.5.3 Remote Desktop Facts.

What does Telnet do?

'Opens a plain-text, unsecured, remote console connection.

With Remote Desktop, the Remote Host is:

-Called the server -is left running and ready to accept a connection.

to obscure the fact that a windows host has remote desktop, you can:

-Change the default port used by the desktop connections.

The Remote Desktop is only supported on:

-Professional and ultimate editions of Windows.

With Remote Desktop, the Remote Client:

-is running on a different computer -Establishes the connection and logs on to the remote host.

define local computer:

A computer that you are using directly.

If a password is not set on the user account prior to a Remote Desktop connection, then:

A connection cannot be made.

The Remote Desktop client software is available on:

All editions of Windows.

By making other users members of the Remote Desktop group, you:

Allow them the administrator privilege of logging onto a system remotely.

What is the Remote Desktop Users group?

Allows a standard user to connect from a remote computer using remote desktop.

What does mapping local drives to a remote computer allow?

Allows access to local drives from the remote computer. Can also make it easy to share files between the remote and local computers.

In order to enable the Remote Desktop feature, you must:

Edit the system properties to enable Remote Desktop.

The default installation of Remote Desktop on Windows does not:

Enable the Remote Desktop feature to actually work.

In order for Remote Desktop to work, what has to be configured?

Firewalls must be configured to allow Remote Desktop to travel through them.

What is Remote Desktop?

Lets you access your computer from a remote location over a network connection.

What is Secure Shell?

Provides the same capabilities of Telnet, but encrypts the data being transferred.

What is the Remote Desktop protocol?

Remote desktop service relies on this. RDP uses TCP port 3389.

With Remote Desktop, the client computer can:

Run programs, make configuration changes, and access date on the host computer.

Remote Assistance allows what that Remote Desktop does not?

Shadowing. For the end user to stay logged onto the system during remote assistance.

What TCP port does Telnet use?

TCP Port 23

What is the Secure Shell (SSH) TCP port?

TCP port 22

Who initiates a Remote Desktop session?

The assistance provider.

Who initiates a Remote Assistance session?

The end user, not the assistance provider.

What is a Remote Desktop?

This is a computer that you dont have physical access to, but can manipulate via some kind of network connection.

What is TCP port 3389 used to do?

Used to configure Firewalls to enable remote dekstop.