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Azure Virtual Desktop RDP Shortpath
Hello team
In a scenario where remote users are connecting directly to Azure Virtual Desktop from their home (with no VPN to corp office), can I use ShortPath?
The MS doc states:
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To support RDP Shortpath, the Azure Virtual Desktop client needs a direct line of sight to the session host. You can get a direct line of sight by using one of the following technologies:
- The remote client machines must be running either Windows 10 or Windows 7 and have the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/windowsdesktop installed. Currently, the web client is not supported.
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-circuit-peerings
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/tutorial-site-to-site-portal
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-howto-point-to-site-resource-manager-portal
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-public-ip-address
"
So, home users connecting directly to AVD - does this equal a 'direct line of sight' connection?
thanks
- No, it doesn't, users connecting from home will just be flowing over the internet - both side of the traffic (the home internet to the Azure edge) is unmanaged, so the route can't be optimized.
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- No, it doesn't, users connecting from home will just be flowing over the internet - both side of the traffic (the home internet to the Azure edge) is unmanaged, so the route can't be optimized.
lukemurraynz - thats great thank you! So basically Shortpath is a good option to optimise traffic when inside a corp / private network and this can prevent 'hair pin' type traffic flow I guess.
- Yes, as long as the Firewalls aren't blocking UDP port 3390 in your path - which you can control with the Expressroute/VPN connections, without those you can't control the specific paths of the traffic.
