Remote Desktop connection is very slow

[krussell171]

I connect to my home pc using RDC and it is very slow. When i click the start menu, it is slow to come up. When i type my code, there is a delay before what i typed is displayed. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[smah]

There will always be some delay. Assuming that you're using XP, in the RD connection dialog, check Options, Experience tab. Make sure your bandwidth setting is correct for the the slowest connection.

 

[dilettante]

Even if you think you have a "fast" connection at home, most residential cable/DSL offerings are highly asymmetric. This means that even if passive, receive-mostly activities like web browsing and file downloading seem quick at home you can see very poor performance going the other way.

Even most dial connections are asymmetric. Typical 56K modems only support 33.6K at best "upstream" (back to the network). They were designed this way - the other end uses a different type of modem connected to the phone network differently so they can deliver closer to 56K back downstream to you (your home).

Most likely you're also violating your terms of service ("running a server&quot but some ISPs are more liberal than others.