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Re: VPN speed: windows8.1 accepting incomming vs hardware VPN
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Hi,
I have a Win8.1 virual machine running on a NAS and Win8.1 is accepting incoming connections(VPN). This is located at the office where I have an ISP connection 200Mbits/s down; 15Mbits/s up. At home I have a 200Mbits/s down; 10Mbits/s up.
When I do a speedtest with iperf, I get a 5,3Mbits/s connection over the VPN between the office and at home.
When I do a speedtest with iperf not over VPN but directly port to port I have a 11Mbits/s connection.
I can also make a VPN connection to a Qnap NAS, then the VPN speeds are 2,5Mbits/s
I can also make a VPN connection to a Win7 machine: 4,8Mbits/s
My question:
If I replace my WNDR4000 Netgear router with a FVS318N VPN router, will my VPN connection speed be faster?
Or is this 5Mbits/s the best I can get over VPN on a ISP 10-15Mbis/s upload??
Thx
Kevin
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I've run into similar situations with speed and one of the best things you can do is set up a site-to-site connection. This way, all the vpn overhead is in the routers. I can max out our 4Mbit upload pipe where our servers are almost 600mi away using a site-to-site configuration.
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Re: VPN speed: windows8.1 accepting incomming vs hardware VPN
Hi KevinCloch,
Upgrading your NETGEAR home wireless router with a ProSafe VPN router will greatly improve the VPN throughput (Download/Upload). Kindly check this device datasheet for comparison (also with other models).
Hope this helps!
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community
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Re: VPN speed: windows8.1 accepting incomming vs hardware VPN
FYI
I bought a FVS318N Prosave router.
PPTP passtrue remains les then 5mbits/s
I configured the FVS318N to receive IPSec client connection with the VPN client software of Netgear.
I get 9.85Mbits/s.
So this is close to the max connection speeds, as my upload of my ISP connection is 10Mbits/s
Thx for the advice on upgrading my router.
Kevin
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Re: VPN speed: windows8.1 accepting incomming vs hardware VPN
Hi KevinCloch,
Congratulations! Hope you're happy on your our newly bought NETGEAR ProSafe VPN router. If you have any questions, just create a new topic or discussion.
"Teamwork makes the DREAM WORK"
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BrianL
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I've run into similar situations with speed and one of the best things you can do is set up a site-to-site connection. This way, all the vpn overhead is in the routers. I can max out our 4Mbit upload pipe where our servers are almost 600mi away using a site-to-site configuration.
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Re: VPN speed: windows8.1 accepting incomming vs hardware VPN
Hi SamirD,
Thank you for sharing and I hope other members will see that this suggestion as a good insight in case they encounter the same. I hope you will continue to contribute in the community by asking giving out suggestions and sharing ideas.
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BrianL
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Re: VPN speed: windows8.1 accepting incomming vs hardware VPN
You're welcome.
I just hope to get some good help when I run into trouble. While I've amassed quite a bit of knowledge about the netgear products I own, there is always something new to learn.
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Re: VPN speed: windows8.1 accepting incomming vs hardware VPN
Hi SamirD,
I totally agree with you!
Kind regards,
BrianL
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