RAS/Terminal Services to W2K

[ianf]

Hi All,

I'm having trouble getting a reliable dial_up connection to one of my remote sites.

I am getting a modem connection, no problem. The account is authenticated & my PC registered on the remote network.
I can then get a Terminal Services Client going, logged in & working (albeit slowly).

BUT, after about 30kb of total incoming traffic the TS client freezes and I have to drop the line.

I also have trouble connecting the SQLServer Enterprise manager.

My problems started after some nugget replaced a perfectly good modem at the other end of the line.

Any thoughts ? Ian

"IF" is not a word it's a way of life

 

[brontosaurus]

Nugget...I'll have to remember that one...

Anyway, I know it's the last thing you want to do, but have you tried scaling back the connection speed on your end? Sometimes it helps with reliability.

 

[ianf]

Max connection speed just 16.8kbps as it is. Terminal Services can just about get away with 9600 baud but you can't really do anything useful (unless you like drinking coffee/reading a book/painting a watercolour in between mouse clicks)

Connection speed on this "new" modem is consistently 14.4kbps.

I also notice that whereas the last modem had a compression ratio of approx 40% incoming & 40% outgoing, this new one has an incoming comp ratio of approx 35% and outgoing compression ratio of 10-15%.

To me this is all saying "get that good modem back in", but if there is any other ideas, they would be welcome.

Cheers Ian

"IF" is not a word it's a way of life

 

[brontosaurus]

Man, thats lousy speed....not only would I say get that old modem back, I'd say go out and get 2 new modems that can make your life a whole lot easier....