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Sometimes it can be unclear if access to terminal services based Windows Servers using Remote Desktop protocol (RDP) is slow because of the network, or because of the connection you have.
Tuning wont make any difference if the last mile is slow or if your RDP/TS client isnt set optimally. (RDP/TS is unusable over mobile (3G) broadband. Its bearable over a wireless connector. Its workable over ADSL and it shines on a permanent Internet connection.)
First of all Windows Vista's version of RDP 6.0 has loads of known performance problems, especially when connecting to Windows 2003 servers. Use Windows XP if possible.
If you have to use Vista you have to do the following : -
1) Run a command prompt (cmd.exe) as an Administrator
- Type: netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
For Vista and XP there are settings you can tune, so run remote desktop and : -
1) Click Options.
2) Click the Experience tab.
3) Choose your connection speed to optimise performance
Experiment with this tab on remote sessions, lowest speed setting should give best performance
4) Click the Local Resources tab
Set Remote Sound - Do not play
Set Local Devices - uncheck all
5) Click the Display tab
Set Screen size 1024x768
Set depth to 16bit
Marvel at how much faster things just appeared to become.
