Agreed. It's where I really learned how thruput is affected by both bandwidth and latency, with the latter affecting things FAR more than people think... even for terrestrial lines, and especially as bandwidth goes up, causing latency to become an increasingly large factor in the overall equation.
-sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:19 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > I've done it too, and yes, very painful and frustrating. Definitely better than a > poke in the eye with a sharp stick, but if there were *any* other options for > remote control, including dial-up ( maybe slow bandwidth but low latency ) > I'd prefer that other choice. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:06 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > Hehe... I've done it. It's painful. But better than having to book a plane ticket > for emergencies. > > Actually, TightVNC with local cursor update was bearable... > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 9:03 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: www.Sunbelt-software.com down? > > > > With anything bird based, you'll never get less than about 600-700ms > latency > > as a best case scenario, and then latency delays get worse from there. > > Don't even bother trying to use Citrix ICA or Terminal Server RDP over > a VSAT > > link .... > > > > > > Erik Goldoff > > IT Consultant > > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
