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danielgaz
Nov 11, 2020Aspirant
Issues connecting to work VPN
Over the past few weeks, I am experiencing a high frequency of dropped connections when using my employer's VPN (BIG-IP Edge Client). I have the current firmware (as of last week - 2.6.7.0) and when ...
danielgaz
Nov 11, 2020Aspirant
I have spent close to 20 hours on the phone with our IT folks and they insist that it's not the VPN. It could be the service provider or the router. I don't know what else to do at this point.
plemans
Nov 11, 2020Guru
You can always try a different router.
Again, if its ONLY the vpn with issues, that's what I'd be suspecting.
https://www.howtogeek.com/133680/htg-explains-what-is-a-vpn/
What speeds do you pay for upload and download? When using a vpn, the upload is just as important as the download.
- danielgazNov 11, 2020Aspirant
I pay for (and get) 120-ish up and 10-15 down. When on the VPN it varies wildly.
- plemansNov 11, 2020Guru
danielgaz wrote:I pay for (and get) 120-ish up and 10-15 down. When on the VPN it varies wildly.
When not on the vpn, you get the speeds, performance you should?
Again, when going through a vpn, its the bottleneck. Its why you have variable performance when on vpn.
- plemansNov 13, 2020Guru
you can take a look at this and see if it helps.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Solved-Connection-Issues-with-Work-VPN/m-p/2005461