rdp and Wi-Fi

[Guus Sliepen]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 01:37:20PM -0700, Jason wrote:

> > I can connect via telnet, icmp, smb, smtp but not from rdp (Windows Terminal
> > Services).
[...]
> If it helps, I rdp through tinc all the time so it is most likely not a compatibility
> issue between the two.  Does it start to connect but then kinda hangs
> displaying the login scrn?  It might be an mtu issue... where large packets
> are getting dropped. A friend is having a similar weird issue with rdp
> through another (non-tinc) vpn and I suspect an mtu issue for him too..  Try
> setting the mtu of the network interface on the windows client (either the
> ethernet/wifi port if tinc runs on another box or the tinc tap interface if
> tinc is running on your client) to something lower than 1500.. try 1300 or
> 1400.

If it's an MTU issue, then typing "ls" in a large directory via telnet
would fail as well, and so would accessing files through SMB. Two other
solutions in this case are: trying to change the firewall/router that
drops fragments so that it doesn't drop them, or using the TCPOnly
option.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
    Guus Sliepen <guus at sliepen.eu.org>
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