thanks Very best regards, Marrow Yung. -----Original Message----- From: mario tognetti [mailto:martog@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 2:31 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] Re: VPN connection using ISA Server 2000 http://www.ISAserver.org thanks mario tognetti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Harrison" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:46 PM Subject: [isalist] Re: VPN connection using ISA Server 2000 > http://www.ISAserver.org > > VPN connections are much more CPU-hungry than most others, if for no other reason, than the encryption calculations that have to > occur for each and every packet. > > Watch your CPU usage compared to RRAS connection counters. If you see CPU above 50% for only a few connections, it's time to move > up to a better machine or try a crypto-offload card. > > Jim Harrison > MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG > http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver > http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison > http://isatools.org > > Read the help, books and articles! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Dzek" <rdzek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 09:14 > Subject: [isalist] Re: VPN connection using ISA Server 2000 > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Harrison" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:30 AM > Subject: [isalist] Re: VPN connection using ISA Server 2000 > > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > > My point was that regardless of the NIC you install, the primary limiting > factors will still be the Internet connection and the CPU > > itself. > > IMHO, you'd be best served by moving your VPN server to the ISA itself and > let Windows RRAS handle the job. > > Are there any benchmarks that you are aware of that show CPU/VPN session > requirements. Since we do use ISA as our primary VPN server as well, I have > certainly, in hindsight now, noticed a performance degredation since we > started moving our outside-sales to VPN connections. The existing box is > only a P-III/450 > > > > > Jim Harrison > > MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG > > http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver > > http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison > > http://isatools.org > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist > ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp > ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: martog@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: marrow.yung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')