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VPN 3DES Encryption. What kind of bandwidth overhead comes with this encryption scheme?

I currently have ADSL through a company, 1436Kbs Download/256Kbs Upload. I am currently using a VPN solution with 3DES encryption. I have this ADSL VPN 3DES Encryption DSL Modem/Router at my office. When I connect to it fromhome, using drive/folder mappings or VNC it is Extremly Slow. If I use Windows Remote Desktop without the VPN and turn all the Remote Desktop settings to low, the session isn't so bad. I am wondering how much overhead this 3DES encryption might have, being that my upload speed is 256Kbs. Another thing is that I purchase this VPN solution from a DSL provider, and their solution is so you can have teleworkers and other VPN Remote locations (VPN Router to VPN Router). I am starting to think this not a viable situation:

3DES overhead.
Multiple Teleworkers and/or Multiple VPN locations.
Possiblility of people behind VPN router using up/down bandwidth.

All limited to 256Kbs.

Ok, the bandwidth is NOT their for someone to do what is listed above. I guess I am just more curious about the bandwidth overhead of 3DES, and how it would play along with a remote desktop application such as VNC.

Thanks,

KrAzY

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td_miles

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Les Moore

Agree with td_miles. VNC is your weak link, not the VPN.
You might have better luck if you reduce the default MTU on the server that you are VNC'ing into.
It is the overhead of the pppoe on the DSL, and not the 3DES encryption that is killing you.
Remote desktop connect/Terminal Services is MUCH faster than VNC.
You might want to look at TightVNC. I use it to connect to a system that does not support Remote Desktop - over a 3DES VPN (over cable vs DSL) and never have a problem.
http://www.tightnvc.com

KrAzY

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Thank you for all the information.