Optimizing a VPN isn't just about picking a protocol - choosing UDP or TCP can make a big difference, too.

Whether configuring a server, optimizing network performance, or debugging connectivity issues, knowledge of these protocols is invaluable. By leveraging TCP/IP, UDP, and ICMP effectively, you can ...

TCP/IP will throttle back if it thinks a connection is being flooded. You also get no compression with UDP, but you said packet size is not an issue.<P>Are you using port trunking?