Remote desktop over the net is my connection the problem?

[Simon]

Hi,

I am trying to connect over the internet my 2 WinXP machines.
Both are WinXP XP3 with all the latest updates as far as I can tell.
The machines have plenty of memory and both have 2 processors, (idle
most of the time).
The client machine is bare bone without even a AV installed.

I am running remote desktop with none of the experience check boxes ticked.
I am not bringing the sound over or sharing the drives.

My internet connections are
Client Machine: 0.38Mb/s Download and 0.10Mb/s Upload
Server Machine: 0.75Mb/s Download and 1.01Mb/s Upload

I am connection via a VPN but I have no way, (that I know of), to check
the speeds. But as far as I know it is running properly.

The connection is sluggish at best. Every so often there is a delay
between a click of the mouse and the actual action.
Switching between screens is painfully slow as the screen slowly redraws.

So I am guessing that redrawing is the problem.

What could be the problem(s)? What could I do?
Is there another client that would be faster?
Is the problem all because of my internet?

What would you suggest?

Many thanks

Simon

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)]

I am trying to connect over the internet my 2 WinXP machines.

Both are WinXP XP3 with all the latest updates as far as I can tell.
The machines have plenty of memory and both have 2 processors, (idle
most of the time).
The client machine is bare bone without even a AV installed.

I am running remote desktop with none of the experience check boxes ticked.
I am not bringing the sound over or sharing the drives.

My internet connections are
Client Machine: 0.38Mb/s Download and 0.10Mb/s Upload
Server Machine: 0.75Mb/s Download and 1.01Mb/s Upload

I am connection via a VPN but I have no way, (that I know of), to check
the speeds. But as far as I know it is running properly.

The connection is sluggish at best. Every so often there is a delay
between a click of the mouse and the actual action.
Switching between screens is painfully slow as the screen slowly redraws.

So I am guessing that redrawing is the problem.

What could be the problem(s)? What could I do?
Is there another client that would be faster?
Is the problem all because of my internet?

What would you suggest?

Many thanks

Simon

You can certain run a test on speedtest.net and determine U/L and D/L
speeds on both client and server. If you are in fact .10Mbs on your
client, you wonder why it's slow? You could always try running Display
in 16-bit mode.

- Thee Chicago Wolf (MVP)

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi,

I am trying to connect over the internet my 2 WinXP machines.
Both are WinXP XP3 with all the latest updates as far as I can tell.
The machines have plenty of memory and both have 2 processors, (idle most
of the time).
The client machine is bare bone without even a AV installed.

I am running remote desktop with none of the experience check boxes
ticked.
I am not bringing the sound over or sharing the drives.

My internet connections are
Client Machine: 0.38Mb/s Download and 0.10Mb/s Upload
Server Machine: 0.75Mb/s Download and 1.01Mb/s Upload

I am connection via a VPN but I have no way, (that I know of), to check
the speeds. But as far as I know it is running properly.

The connection is sluggish at best. Every so often there is a delay
between a click of the mouse and the actual action.
Switching between screens is painfully slow as the screen slowly redraws.

So I am guessing that redrawing is the problem.

What could be the problem(s)? What could I do?
Is there another client that would be faster?
Is the problem all because of my internet?

What would you suggest?

Many thanks

Simon

Certainly, connect speeds can be a factor. Look for speed tests, such as
the ones at the DSL Reports site, to see what the upload and download
speeds are - they are seldom the same, and you are dealing with both of
them.

Many "upload" speeds, which will be what the remote machine is sending you,
are well under 1 meg regardless of the advertised speed of the connection.

 

[Simon]

My internet connections are

Certainly, connect speeds can be a factor. Look for speed tests, such as
the ones at the DSL Reports site, to see what the upload and download
speeds are - they are seldom the same, and you are dealing with both of
them.

Many "upload" speeds, which will be what the remote machine is sending you,
are well under 1 meg regardless of the advertised speed of the connection.

The speeds I originally posted are the actual speed, (average), not
advertised speed.

Simon

 

[Simon]

Probably the vpn client you are using, which one is it?

CheckPoint, (http://www.checkpoint.com/).

Do you think my internet speeds are good enough and it could be the VPN?

Simon

 

[Elmo]

The speeds I originally posted are the actual speed, (average), not
advertised speed.

Simon

When I went from dial-up to dsl, then dsl to another type of dsl, the
speeds were terrible. Each time, I ran TCPOptimizer.exe or another free
program, (The name escapes me now.) and the MTU was set to a working
number. Maybe that would help in your case too..