> On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 06:57:23PM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > j> > I guess you are using PPTP, although this word is absent in your > mail. mpd > j> > can support different protocols, so reporting what you are actually > using > j> > is important. > j> > > j> > The PPTP protocol has a terrible idea - windowing, that degradates > tunnel > j> > performance a lot. In FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE ng_pptpgre(4) didn't > support > j> > windowing at all. In modern FreeBSD ng_pptpgre(4) supports windowing. > In > j> > mpd windowing is turned on by default. This is done because some > modern > j> > MS Windows versions will refuse to connect if windowing is disabled. > I > j> > think, that if you disable windowing in mpd config, your performance > will > j> > come back. > j> > > j> Yes, you are correct, I am using PPTP and I should have specified that > in > j> my initial e-mail. Since I am using FreeBSD with mpd at both ends of > the > j> link is preferred to disable windowing on the client side, or the > server > j> side? If possible, I would prefer to disable it on the client side > since > j> I have several Windows users who also connect to this server. > > In general it is better to disable it on server, but be ready to turn it > back if some incomaptible Windows version will want to connect. > > Thank you for all your help. I have added set pptp disable windowing in the mpd.links file and everything is humming along now. Thanks again for all your help.
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