The load of a PPTP connection depends on what you're sending through it. Rule of thumb for MAPI Outlook sessions is to plan for 3 to 4 KBps per light user, 5 to 7 KBps per moderate user, and 10 or more KBps per heavy user. Remember that this is from available bandwidth, something that is important to keep in mind when the pipes are shared among many applications.
Implementing Outlook 2003 and cached mode can help make remote usage of MAPI appear to be much better because after the first access all data is cached in the local OST, so every time a user clicks on that 5MB message it doesn't have to bring it down from the server. Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Holtzclaw Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 10:00 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Bandwith question with MAPI and PPTP Do any of you smart exchange gurus know how much bandwidth does a MS PPTP connection and a MAPI connection to a exchange server be per user? I have a T1, and the remote office has SDSL 1.1 with a IP Sec tunnel to the T1. Just need a estimation of user to bandwidth ratio. Thanks, Eric _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
