What can I do if my VPN connection is slow or randomly drops the connection stating “Remote Peer No Longer Responding”?
This could be due to network latency. To improve performance you can adjust the MTU and encapsulation settings. Here is a short guide to performance tuning your VPN client: Change your MTU : Setting your MTU to 1300 or lower will prevent packets from being fragmented and therefore increase performance. Go to the “Start Menu” -> “All Programs” -> “Cisco Systems VPN Client” -> “Set MTU.” Once you set your MTU on a network interface it will ask you to reboot your computer. Disable encapsulation (transparent tunneling) : If you have a unique IP address you can disable encapsulation. For example if you are on a cable modem network or dial-up connection with no hardware-based firewall you can safely disable all encapsulation. To Disable encapsulation modify your current VPN profile (Highlight it and click the “Modify” button), go to the “Transport” tab, then uncheck “Enable Transparent Tunneling.” • Encapsulation allows for two people with the same IP address to connect via the VPN.
This could be due to network latency. To improve performance you can adjust the MTU and encapsulation settings. Here is a short guide to performance tuning your VPN client: Change your MTU : Setting your MTU to 1300 or lower will prevent packets from being fragmented and therefore increase performance. Go to the “Start Menu” -> “All Programs” -> “Cisco Systems VPN Client” -> “Set MTU.” Once you set your MTU on a network interface it will ask you to reboot your computer. Disable encapsulation (transparent tunneling) : If you have a unique IP address you can disable encapsulation. For example if you are on a cable modem network or dial-up connection with no hardware-based firewall you can safely disable all encapsulation. To Disable encapsulation modify your current VPN profile (Highlight it and click the “Modify” button), go to the “Transport” tab, then uncheck “Enable Transparent Tunneling.” • Encapsulation allows for two people with the same IP address to connect via the VPN. This can
