My remote desktop session to one of our domain controllers drops and freezes while trying to interact with the server. The symptoms of this issue do not closely match the other related questions here on serverfault.
- The server is on the same LAN subnet as my PC (it is one room over from me)
- I can transfer a 100 MB file from my PC to the server in ~10 sec
- My ping latency is <1ms, TTL = 128
The server is not resource constrained
- ~9gb of unused RAM at all times
- The CPU has 4 cores and none have spiked above 30% demand
- The hard disk demand appears to be low
- The server functions only as a domain controller
The session typically hangs when trying to interact with the system (pulling up task manager, opening event logs etc). Strangely, performance monitor will display gaps in the line chart when the system hangs. Microsoft's KB on performance monitor troubleshooting suggests that this only happens when a system is overloaded.
- Could the remote desktop session be single handedly overloading the capabilities of this server?
- Would system logs indicate that the system was becoming overburdened?
- Could a setting or behavior in the NIC induce these symptoms?
Server specs:
- Dell PowerEdge R310
- Intel Xeon x3430 @ 2.4GHZ
- Broadcom BCM5716C NetXtremeII GigaBit
- Server 2008 R2 64 Bit
The server behaves normally when I log into it from the KVM switch on the rack. Any suggestions about where to look or other common causes would be appreciated!