thanks for the replies. the reason i ask is because i want to connect via any
xp pc eg i am at my friends house etc. and do not have the luxury of an ssh
tunnel, ipsec etc
regards
louis

"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> The native RDP data stream is encrypted. See this reference for details...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8bvj
>
> Personally I run RDP through a SSH tunnel for added security (I also use a
> private/public key pair w/strong pass phrase for authentication) and its
> easy to access more than one RDP host through the tunnel.
>
> I think I would stick with the IPSec VPN if you have it up and running and
> RDP is working through it...
>
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> "louisXXX" <louisXXX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:05147EB5-F1F8-4059-9CB4-3396FEA30605@microsoft.com...
> >i remotely connect to my work via an ipsec vpn and use rdp to connect to
> >the
> > workplaces terminal server. its extremely fast and is impressive by
> > anybodies
> > standards.
> > however as with all ipsec's, they need configuring at both endpoints. pptp
> > isn't the answer here either as it requires setting up at the client end.
> > ssl
> > is a so;ution to the problem but requires extra hardware/software.
> > what i'm after is a zero cost & zero configuration on the client side ie a
> > raw rdp connection from any xp client. this obviously opens up the PC on
> > the
> > firewall on 3389 to external connections.
> > my question? how safe is this? i've configured an account lockout policy
> > and
> > enforced strong passwords.
> > any help would be appreciated.
>
>
>