Remote Desktop Protocol
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft that provides a user with a graphical interface to another computer. The protocol is an extension of the ITU-T T.128 application-sharing protocol. Clients exist for most versions of Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Linux, UNIX, Mac OS X, and other modern operating systems. By default, RDP uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port 3389.
Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) is a built-in application that uses RDP. When RDC is enabled, you can connect to another computer, log on, and perform almost any action as if you are sitting in front of the remote computer. You can do this from a desktop PC to another desktop PC using the same operating ...
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