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How much more secure is connection 1 versus connection 2:<br />
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Connection 1: &nbsp;From a home computer, vpn into an office network using VPN Client Access on a Forefront TMG 2010 server. &nbsp;Then, over the vpn, remote desktop to the inside ip address of an office workstation.<br />
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Connection 2: Publish the office workstation to the internet using an outside IP address, allowing only RDP connections and remote desktoping to the office workstation from the home computer directly, using Remote Desktop.<br />
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Thanks.
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How much more secure is connection 1 versus connection 2:

Connection 1:  From a home computer, vpn into an office network using VPN Client Access on a Forefront TMG 2010 server.  Then, over the vpn, remote desktop to the inside ip address of an office workstation.

Connection 2: Publish the office workstation to the internet using an outside IP address, allowing only RDP connections and remote desktoping to the office workstation from the home computer directly, using Remote Desktop.

Thanks.

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