[vpn-help] Windows 7 64bit Slow VPN

[Matthew Grooms]

On 1/19/2012 8:25 AM, Mark A. DeMichele wrote:
> I don't believe  you for being skeptical.  I'm a programmer and I
> understand where you're coming from.
>
> I just did as you requested and was very methodical about it.  Here's
> what I did.
>
> 1. Using the 2.2beta2 version, I uploaded using a VPN address and then
> again with a public address outside the VPN.
> 	VPN Upload Speed: ~450KB/sec.
> 	Non-VPN Upload Speed: ~550KB/sec
>
> 2. I uninstalled 2.2beta version and installed 2.1.7.  I used the same
> profile  (it's nice it remembers all that between uninstalls and
> installs BTW). Same urls and same files to upload.
> 	VPN Upload Speed: ~12KB/sec.
> 	Non-VPN Upload Speed: ~550KB/sec.
>
> The higher rates vary a lot +/- 50KB/sec., but the slow VPN rate is just
> pretty slow.
>
> I had tried 2.1.6 the other day with the same result.  I hadn't gone
> back any further since the 2.2 fixed the problem.  Also both of my
> Windows 7 64 bit machines seem to have this problem. Maybe it's router
> related?
>
> I have a Belkin N600HD router.
>

Are you running in a direct adapter mode? I fixed a problem related to 
hardware task offload but I can't remember if that was in 2.2.x or the 
2.1.7 branch.

-Matthew