Hi Guys,
I really love my Lenovo T61p, specifically I love the 1920x1200 resolution that you don't get nowadays.
Even though it's a well spec'd out laptop, the problem is that it is choking at times with the payload of software I want to run simultaneously - I'm a web developer that works from home.
I was thinking about buying a higher spec desktop and when I'm not at my desk I want to be able login and work remotely through my T61p.
I've got several laptops running Windows 7 and remoting in isn't a problem beyond the slight lag, which really defeats the purpose of what I want to do.
I'm trying to ascertain the cause of the lag but I've got a feeling it is a combination of things...
computer power (host)
computer power (local)
wireless router - I'm currently running a D-Link DSL-2640R
wireless network adapters
I have tried optimising the settings in Remote Desktop, but that really doesn't improve things to a degree where I'd be happy to work in that environment.
I've just tried Team Viewer 7 and that wasn't any better than Remote Desktop.
Can anyone offer any advice on this or will there always be a noticeable lag between the machines if you're working via wifi?
I'm not so much bothered about working outside of my local network - yes it would be nice to remotely log in when I'm not at home, but that's not my goal. I want to harness the power of a desktop machine on my laptop... without any lag.
Maybe it's just not possible over wifi? If that's the case I'd like to know so I can think of alternative solutions.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks.
Mike
I really love my Lenovo T61p, specifically I love the 1920x1200 resolution that you don't get nowadays.
Even though it's a well spec'd out laptop, the problem is that it is choking at times with the payload of software I want to run simultaneously - I'm a web developer that works from home.
I was thinking about buying a higher spec desktop and when I'm not at my desk I want to be able login and work remotely through my T61p.
I've got several laptops running Windows 7 and remoting in isn't a problem beyond the slight lag, which really defeats the purpose of what I want to do.
I'm trying to ascertain the cause of the lag but I've got a feeling it is a combination of things...
computer power (host)
computer power (local)
wireless router - I'm currently running a D-Link DSL-2640R
wireless network adapters
I have tried optimising the settings in Remote Desktop, but that really doesn't improve things to a degree where I'd be happy to work in that environment.
I've just tried Team Viewer 7 and that wasn't any better than Remote Desktop.
Can anyone offer any advice on this or will there always be a noticeable lag between the machines if you're working via wifi?
I'm not so much bothered about working outside of my local network - yes it would be nice to remotely log in when I'm not at home, but that's not my goal. I want to harness the power of a desktop machine on my laptop... without any lag.
Maybe it's just not possible over wifi? If that's the case I'd like to know so I can think of alternative solutions.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks.
Mike
