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I agree – option 1 should almost always be better. This comes down to ArcGIS desktop requiring a very low latency environment in order to achieve an optimal response. You can test your latency by running an
MS ping to your network from your laptop at home vs. from your RDP desktop.
Here's a chart I’ve seen that outlines how much data latency can affect desktop response. Almost a doubling of response time for every millisecond of latency introduced!
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Definitely Option 1. ArcGIS is network heavy. Unless you have a blazing-fast (1 GB or better) internet connection Option 2 will be very slooooooooow.
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Hello,
Like many people nowadays I find myself working from home and having to use a VPN connection to get on our network at work. Most of my work involves using ArcDesktop (v10.6.1) to directly connect to a SQL database or various file geodatabases
either for editing or maintenance. I am experiencing a significant lag and was wondering if anybody has any advice on what I can do to improve my productivity and keep my sanity! Things I have tried so far:
Option 1: Use decent laptop to VPN into office network and Remote Desktop to my work PC, which at the time was still at the office. This was working ok, but I was having a lot of dropped connections, every 10-15 clicks my RDP screen would
just freeze. That might have had to do with my internet or the VPN client. To fix the dropped connections IT suggested I just take my Desktop PC home and just use the VPN.
Option 2: Use VPN connection on work PC, which is now home. This is extremely slow, I waited 5 minutes for Arc to open up a map and it takes 20-30 seconds for the map to redraw.
I did find a GeoNet post about this issue but it was from 2012. The consensus was that Option 1 was the way to go. Is that still the case? Is there anything else I could do? I know I could create a checkout replica to edit locally, but
I am afraid of possible crashes when trying to sync back to the SDE. I am now stuck with Option 2 but strongly considering going back to Option 1 as soon as I can get a laptop with ArcDesktop on it back into the office so I can RDP into it.
Thanks for any advice!
Alina Taus
Alina Taus, GISP
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