Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:08:38 -0000 (GMT) From: jhall@vandaliamo.net To: "Gleb Smirnoff" <glebius@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, jhall@vandaliamo.net Subject: Re: mpd 3.18 and FreeBSD 6.0 Message-ID: <1674.199.223.158.225.1137791318.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> In-Reply-To: <20060120190805.GW83922@cell.sick.ru> References: <1302.199.223.158.225.1137685960.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <20060120150415.GU83922@FreeBSD.org> <1406.199.223.158.225.1137783443.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <20060120190805.GW83922@cell.sick.ru>
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> On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 06:57:23PM -0000, jhall@vandaliamo.net 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. Jayhome | help
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