[wplug] Cisco VPN problems

Jt Chiodi squeegy at squeegy.org
Tue May 6 22:06:12 EDT 2003


this is my local box that I can't open a local X program. none of it 
should go out the VPN.
On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 09:10 PM, John wrote:

> Hmm,
>
> I would definetly say that the X protocol is not very bandwidth happy, 
> you'd
> be better off using something like telnet/ssh simply cause it doesn't 
> have
> to send as many updates.
>
> If you want to see how busy the X protocol is fire up tcpdump on port 
> 6000
> and watch the traffic fly..
>
> - john
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> squeegy-wplug at squeegy.org
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:01 PM
> To: wplug at wplug.org
> Subject: [wplug] Cisco VPN problems
>
>
> Anyone have any idea why opening any app like an xterm on my desktop 
> would
> take a long time when connected to my work VPN?
>
> I get the same results whether I have the firewall on or off.
> I am not having this problem with my mac only my linux box
>
> I am running RH 9, kernel 2.4.20-9 and vpnclient 3.7.3A
> tcpdump -i lo shows no activity until the xterm pops up.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>
> Jt Chiodi
>
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