[Openvpn-users] Re: Openvpn slow on asymmetric connections

[George Thompson <kizaki.ovpn@xxxxxxxxx>]

I will try disabling BITS and let you know the results as soon as my
harddrive replacement arrives.

Thanks

On 1/7/06, Alex Brett <alex.brett@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> George Thompson wrote:
> > Hey there,
> > My laptop harddrive just died.  I am now using Knoppix Linux from a CD
> > to use my computer.  I installed Openvpn and connected to my server.
> > Now that I am using Linux I am getting the full speed.  I am now
> > getting around 14.2 mbits/s down and 1.7 mbits/s up though the tunnel.
> >  I am assuming this is a Windows issue.  I tried openvpn on my
> > brothers computer.  He has Windows Xp and it was running slow.  But
> > when I booted up Linux on his computer, Openvpn ran at full speed
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> This is unlikely but I suppose it could be the BITS service on windows
> causing a problem (BITS is the background intelligent transfer service,
> it supposedly uses spare bandwidth to download things, normally only
> windows updates), if it has got confused about the speed of a connection?
>
> Also, it's worth noting that by default (I don't know if this can be
> changed, I've never needed to), the tap device in windows sets itself up
> as a 10Mbit connection, so you won't get over 10Mbits through it (i
> think)...
>
> Alex Brett
> alex.brett@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.loho.co.uk/
>
>
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