Whenever a remote user tries connecting to a Windows 2000 TS via dial-up, an error message comes up saying that the connection has timed out. Where can the connection time be set? The client is running Win98. Can connect with no problems using cable or DSL connection but not dial-up.

I found this on the TS FAQ at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...minal_faq.mspx

Q. How can I test for "black hole" dropouts in my network?

A. Black hole routers may dump packets above a certain size when you
are trying to traverse a path to a server. Here's a method for looking
for a black hole router, and figuring out the size of the
"bottleneck."

1.
Try a normal ping of the server; this sends a "minimal" packet of 32
bytes.

2.
If the remote system drops all ping requests (possible for some
secured systems), do a traceroute, and start your ping with the
next-to-last system. Make sure you have a "plain" ping working.

3.
Now try pinging with fixed-size packets that are set to not fragment.
Normally the largest size possible is 1472 bytes. This is done like
this:

ping -l [buffersize] -n [target-host]

For example, to ping 169.3.65.254 with a packet size of 1472, do this:

ping -l 1472 -n 169.3.65.254

4.
If the largest packet is rejected, determine size by bisection. Drop
to about 736; if that works, try about 1100 or so, until you find
close to the largest size that will work.





On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:01:11 -0800, Denise
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>Whenever a remote user tries connecting to a Windows 2000 TS via dial-up, an error message comes up saying that the connection has timed out. Where can the connection time be set? The client is running Win98. Can connect with no problems using cable or DSL connection but not dial-up.

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