Remote Desktop Connection Security

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From: Superfly1611 (Superfly1611_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:18:01 -0700

Hi,

I'd like to know how secure Windows Remote Desktop Connection is.
Here is my scenario.

There are two compunters behind a standard net gear router.
One computer has Windows XP Pro and another has Windows XP Home.
Both computers are kept uptodate with the latest windows update critical patches.
There are two ports open (one for each machine) that allow RDC traffic through the built in firewall of teh router.
User Accounts on both machine have a strong password (more than 8 characters and 3 different character types)

How secure is this set up?
And if not secure how do I go about securing it?
Or would I be better off using stand alone software like Norton's PC Anywhere?

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