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Please help me resolve this strange case, let me introduce you the scenario:
Z: Win2003 Server
X: WinXP workstation
A: WinXP workstation
B: Win7 workstation
C: Win7 workstation
D: Win7 workstation
E: Win2003 Server
A to E hosts are located in the same lan and subnet and belong to domain H
Z, X are in other LAN, belonging to domain J, connected to A-E LAN via a fiberoptic link.
Now we test remote desktop connections from LAN A-E to LAN Z-X:
A->Z Ok. No problem.
B->Z Ok. No problem.
C->Z Ok. No problem.
D->Z Very slow and unresponsive !!! <<< I need this to be fast as others !!!!
D->X Ok. No problem.
D->E->Z Ok. No problem.
Same user (administrator) is used to log into Z in every case.
On workstation D I tried with different users (admin, non admin), different IPs, and results do not change, RD is very slow.
Physical network between A-E and Z-X is:
LAN switch->Router->ISP Fiber equipment (A-E)->ISP Fiber equipment (Z-X)-> Router -> LAN switch.
All the hosts on A-E are located at the same level connected to LAN switch, same goes for hosts on LAN Z-X. Traces from A-E hosts to Z-X hosts are the same for each A-E host.
vashman
Posted 2012-11-27T13:52:10.507
Reputation: 31
Connection settings are the default ones for all tests. – vashman – 2012-11-28T15:32:33.580
Try changing it then. Remove all redirections, lower the color quality, etc. And what about the other questions? – Luiz Angelo – 2012-11-28T15:49:17.997
I tried with all settings in lowest value to increase perfomance but there is no difference. Network perfomance is as expected. I transferred a file via FTP from Z to D and speed is about the same as from Z to C. I tried connecting via remote desktop from Z to D and it works fine. – vashman – 2012-11-30T14:56:34.547
Hum... try: changing network cables; change network cards; reinstall mstsc; try a different program. Have you disable folder/printer redirecting too? – Luiz Angelo – 2012-11-30T15:20:11.700
What other program can be used as an alternative to mstsc ? – vashman – 2012-11-30T16:09:11.907
http://superuser.com/questions/39792/mstsc-windows-remote-desktop-connection-alternatives-for-windows – Luiz Angelo – 2012-11-30T16:17:47.790
I solved this problem changing the mac address of the D network card. I changed last two hex digits from "2E" to another value I chose arbitratily in this case "AA". I am still trying to figure out the full explanation of this behaviour. – vashman – 2012-12-04T12:53:27.787