On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 11:52 AM Adrian Owen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Documentation: If set to "true", text will be rendered with smooth edges. > Text over RDP is rendered with rough edges by default, as this reduces the > number of colors used by text, and thus reduces the bandwidth required for > the connection. > > > > User test result 330% network increase > > https://helgeklein.com/blog/bandwidth-requirements-for-cleartype-over-rdp/ > > > > In a Guacamole system is this network increase between: > > A) Remote computer and Guacamole server > > B) Guacamole server and User Browser > > C) Both > > > Well, a couple of things. That post is talking about the RDP protocol itself, so, to strictly answer your question, the answer would be "A" - if this setting does indeed result in an increase in bandwidth utilization, it would be between guacd and the RDP server. That said, it could also be "B" (and thus, "C" in your list), but it's hard to say. If you're that concerned about it maybe you should spend some time testing it and see what results you get? I'll also point out that the blog post you mentioned is 11 years old, and talks about Server 2008, so it's possible that some further optimization was done in later versions of Windows and RDP that make this a moot point. -Nick >
