--- Don Boling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/5/06, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a user that is on WinXP. She uses Microsoft's Remote > Desktop to > > connect to a remote server (TCP port 3389). I have installed > OpenBSD > > 3.8 to act as firewall for the office. She complains of serious > > intermittent latency problems for this particular network usage > > (internet browsing is fine and is corroborated by other office > users). > > > > I have a very simple ruleset which uses 'keep state' for all > outgoing > > requests. I actually keep state on all outgoing destination ports > > greater than 1024 (intended initially for passive FTP). > > > > Now I recalled XP's pseudo-firewall that is enabled by default and > ever > > since turning it off she has not experienced any more slowdowns. > > > > Since I have yet to be alerted when the problem occurs I have not > been > > able to capture any pertinent traffic. > > > > I am wondering whether the XP firewall could be to blame and why? > Or > > is it just a coincidence and the latency is going to happen again > in > > which case I am asking people what do they think I should look at? > I > > have since begun making long term tcpdump captures using pflog0. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Peter > > > > I have the same setup for my home office.. > > I have not seen any problems myself, BUT ... > > Could the latency *with* the windows firewall enabled be > a symptom of other problems with the windows box? Is > the XP box having other issues with performance?
I'm swinging this thread back to the PF list. Please remove the reference to [email protected] if you reply. I have not been informed of any other performance issue. And this user is the panicky type so I'm sure I would of heard about it if there was one. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
