I have setup two computers that use remote desktop with each other thru a dsl connection... one computer is on dsl in an office and is running windows xp pro. the other computer is on a dsl connection aswell and its at his home running win xp pro aswell. now the setup i have running now works fine. here is when the problem begins. he wanted to network 2 computer in his home. so i got him a linksys 4 port router. nothing special. both computer can go online and everything work like it should. but the only problem is now is that remote desktop runs extremely slow when its going thru the router. now this is what i have done. In the remote desktop options i have turn the color down all the way and no desktop background, show contents of windows while dragging, menu and window animation, themes, bitmap caching. none of those are checked. I have upgraded the firmware on the router to the lastest one. i have even opened the port for that program which is 3389 TCP. no firewall protection from win xp pro machines. I have NOT tried to put the ip in the DMZ. last resort. but can anybody help me with this problem??? thanks in advance!!!