RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-19 Thread Philip Herlihy
...@realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Philip Herlihy Sent: 18 May 2009 20:24 To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: RE: Indirect connection works better Something else I found: Try this in a command prompt (XP SP1+): Netsh firewall show icmpsetting Netsh firewall set

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-18 Thread Philip Herlihy
:37 To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: Re: Indirect connection works better You have an MTU issue. If you have access to the router/gateway you need to put a tcp mssadjust command in the outgoing interface, usually eth0 or something like that where is the max mtu of you internet connection

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-18 Thread Philip Herlihy
[mailto:phi...@herlihy.eu.com] Sent: 18 May 2009 20:11 To: 'vnc-list@realvnc.com' Subject: RE: Indirect connection works better Thanks to John, and James, for very interesting pointers. I'll experiment on the affected systems and see what I can demonstrate, but I'd like some feedback on these ideas

Re: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-15 Thread Dale Eshelman
I understand what you are talking about; but, do not follow how one would go about fixing the issue. Dale On May 14, 2009, at 7:36 PM, John Serink wrote: You have an MTU issue. If you have access to the router/gateway you need to put a tcp mssadjust command in the outgoing

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread James Weatherall
Hi Philip, Some Wi-Fi routers have trouble handling large numbers of small network packets, such as are produced when moving the mouse around in the VNC session, and that in turn can upset the Windows TCP stack and lead to the sort of behaviour you're seeing. You can enable the Pointer event

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread Philip Herlihy
...@realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of James Weatherall Sent: 14 May 2009 16:21 To: 'Philip Herlihy'; vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: RE: Indirect connection works better Hi Philip, Some Wi-Fi routers have trouble handling large numbers of small network packets

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread Philip Herlihy
...@realvnc.com] Sent: 14 May 2009 17:24 To: 'Philip Herlihy'; vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: RE: Indirect connection works better Hi Philip, Sorry to hear that. The difference you've highlighted is that the target machine is on Wi-Fi, not cable, which can cause issues. You might also check

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread Philip Herlihy
: dean.eshel...@gmail.com Subject: RE: Indirect connection works better I find this interesting. I have seen this issue and did not know how to fix it. I do now. The other issue I have seen is the screen saver stays on and the page does not refresh after connect. I have found adjusting to a lower

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread James Weatherall
Sent: 14 May 2009 17:09 To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: RE: Indirect connection works better Thanks, Wez - however, in response to guidance you gave me once before I already have that setting enabled. What puzzles me is that either route is using the same links, so it's hard

Re: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread John Serink
You have an MTU issue. If you have access to the router/gateway you need to put a tcp mssadjust command in the outgoing interface, usually eth0 or something like that where is the max mtu of you internet connection. A more painful alternative is to change the mtu on the individual