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DarrenP
Aug 08, 2021Copper Contributor
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: " To support...
- Aug 08, 2021No, 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.
DarrenP
Aug 08, 2021Copper Contributor
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.
lukemurraynz
Aug 08, 2021Learn Expert
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.