VPN over PPTP - Loss of Bandwidth

I have set up Remote Access over PPTP to a server running Windows Server 2003... The Client and Host both have DSL Connections... however, when I make an outside VPN connection to the sever the bandwidth drops off to below dial-up speeds... Actually, all http requests are being routed to the server and then are forwarded back to the clients... so both the VPN and the WAN connection are slowed to below dial-up speeds... how can I increase the VPN connection bandwidth to be that of my DSL connections highest speed? Is it even possible? I am running an application at the client end of the PPTP tunnel... I hope that I can somehow increase the overall bandwidth of the VPN connection... PLEASE HELP !!!

VPN is always runs at the "upload speed" of the DSL (no, I don't know why).
If your DSL is actually ADSL then your upload speed is considerably less
(sometimes 4 to 1) than the "adertised speed" which is the download speed.

I cannot answer the "... http requests are being routed to the server and
then are forwarded back to the clients ..." because I have no idea what you
mean by that and have no idea of what "server" you speak of and what the
purpose or destination of the HTTP requests are.

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"wstaylor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ED1DD5C6-9021-475B-99AF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have set up Remote Access over PPTP to a server running Windows Server
2003... The Client and Host both have DSL Connections... however, when I
make an outside VPN connection to the sever the bandwidth drops off to below
dial-up speeds... Actually, all http requests are being routed to the
server and then are forwarded back to the clients... so both the VPN and
the WAN connection are slowed to below dial-up speeds... how can I increase
the VPN connection bandwidth to be that of my DSL connections highest speed?
Is it even possible? I am running an application at the client end of the
PPTP tunnel... I hope that I can somehow increase the overall bandwidth of
the VPN connection... PLEASE HELP !!!

It was late in the day when I saw this, so I'll have to look it over when I
get back. I may need time to think about this one anyway. I'm not
experienceing very good DSL/VPN performance myself either and I just found
out today that is it also ADSL.


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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"wstaylor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Well... sorry I wasn't very clear... I am running Server 2003 Standard
Edition.
> When I make a VPN connection from XP Pro clients to the server the
bandwidth drops to about 3.5 kbps...
> Now, I know that the clients VPN bandwidth is determined by the upload
speed of the VPN Server...
> But, below dial-up speeds??? What I meant by http requests (wrong
terminology maybe) is...
> If a client connects to the server via VPN when they try to visit a
website its seems that the clients request for the website
> is being sent to the server and then looped back around to the client
?!?!?!
>
> Dell Server Dell OptiPlex
> Win S2003SE GX160L XP PRO
> SERVER INTERNET CLIENT
> *** ----- ++
> <<<------------------------------VPN
> 768/128K---------------------------->3.4k
> <<<-------------------------access www
> 768/128K----------------------------->3.4k
> <<<-------------------------data requests
> 768/128K----------------------------->3.4k
> <<<--------------------------file sharing
> 768/128k----------------------------->3.4k
>
> Server (one NIC) --> Switch --> Watchguard SOHO --> DSL Modem --->
Internet ---> Linksys 4Port (Router/Switch) ---> XP Pro Clients

I would love if you could get back with me...
I'll check this board everyday...
Someone told me that there may be a problem with the
Linksys 4 port router/switch that I am using...
but I have the same problem from home ?!?!?!
I hope I can get this figured out !!!

Thanks Phillip

I am using the Watchguard as a simple router for about 15 clients... (performs very well)... I had to go through 2 Linksys 1 port routers before I figured out that the Error 721 was related to those routers... Junk !!!