[vpn-help] Windows 7 64bit Slow VPN

[Mark A. DeMichele]

How do I tell if I'm running in "direct adapter mode"?

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[mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net] On Behalf Of Matthew Grooms
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [vpn-help] Windows 7 64bit Slow VPN

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
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