Channel 9 Forums - Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:56 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:56 GMT Rev9 8 -8 -1 Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying Hi I was hoping maybe someone can help me out with an issue I've got on the network I have in my home, as I'm tearing my hair out over it and can't find an answer.

I've got a popular router (Linksys BEFSX41) and the house is wired by myself using CAT5 + Belkin boxes.

The problem is I try to transfer files from one PC to another and I get a maximum speed of around 500 kb/sec. I know this is the speed as I tried it out using a light web server. This is actually seems faster than using explorer to copy.

Both PCs have their NICs enabled with full duplex 100 BaseT. The router is also 100 baseT. I can't imagine my wiring would bring the speed down, and the router has all its firewall options turned off and both PCs have their firewalls switched off (not normally, but for the speed tests).

I would expect to be copying files on a 100 mbit network at atleast 1 megabytes a second, but as there's no congestion I can't see why it wouldn't be 10 meg.

Has anyone got any suggestions on what the problem could be? Could my amateur wiring be to blame?! As far as I know if the network is badly wired it just won't get any connection rather than slowing it down. I know some of the faceplates are a bit loose from DIY work that's happened around them.

Thanks

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/256961#256961 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:28:27 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/256961#256961 mrshrinkray 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/mrshrinkray/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying
mrshrinkray wrote:

Has anyone got any suggestions on what the problem could be? Could my amateur wiring be to blame?! As far as I know if the network is badly wired it just won't get any connection rather than slowing it down. I know some of the faceplates are a bit loose from DIY work that's happened around them.


Take the two machines and join them directly with a shop brought patch lead and try to copy a file.  This will rule out your wiring.

Once youve done that then you can move onto other issues.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/4f5fffcd178847248b8e9dfa00af6b48#4f5fffcd178847248b8e9dfa00af6b48 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:55:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/4f5fffcd178847248b8e9dfa00af6b48#4f5fffcd178847248b8e9dfa00af6b48 PerfectPhase 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PerfectPhase/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying You mean connect the patch from one PC into a socket, and do the same with the other PC?

So one PC is connected to the socket that goes to the router, and the other is to the other socket.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/5fb85a6b0bf44e3fbfc39dfa00af6bcc#5fb85a6b0bf44e3fbfc39dfa00af6bcc Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:11:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/5fb85a6b0bf44e3fbfc39dfa00af6bcc#5fb85a6b0bf44e3fbfc39dfa00af6bcc mrshrinkray 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/mrshrinkray/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying
mrshrinkray wrote:
You mean connect the patch from one PC into a socket, and do the same with the other PC?

So one PC is connected to the socket that goes to the router, and the other is to the other socket.


It has to be a crossover cable.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/73bd78b87eec4e89a56b9dfa00af6c50#73bd78b87eec4e89a56b9dfa00af6c50 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:29:14 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/73bd78b87eec4e89a56b9dfa00af6c50#73bd78b87eec4e89a56b9dfa00af6c50 W3bbo 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/W3bbo/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying Yep know what you mean, sounds like a good idea. Time to buy yet another overpriced Belkin cable

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/1d2fbde65b314e4aacdc9dfa00af6cd1#1d2fbde65b314e4aacdc9dfa00af6cd1 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:35:02 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/1d2fbde65b314e4aacdc9dfa00af6cd1#1d2fbde65b314e4aacdc9dfa00af6cd1 mrshrinkray 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/mrshrinkray/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying have you got some crapware such as McAffee 'security' causing drag.


You probably can't disable it( its crapware) just uninstall it.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/de0212493a5d413aa9979dfa00af6d50#de0212493a5d413aa9979dfa00af6d50 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:43:40 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/de0212493a5d413aa9979dfa00af6d50#de0212493a5d413aa9979dfa00af6d50 AdrianJMartin 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/AdrianJMartin/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying It's almost as if my connection is being capped somewhere to 4mbit (roughly 500kb/sec)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/1b6025b91ec24196905d9dfa00af6dcc#1b6025b91ec24196905d9dfa00af6dcc Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:32:45 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/1b6025b91ec24196905d9dfa00af6dcc#1b6025b91ec24196905d9dfa00af6dcc mrshrinkray 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/mrshrinkray/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Problems with slow file copying
mrshrinkray wrote:
Yep know what you mean, sounds like a good idea. Time to buy yet another overpriced Belkin cable


PC to PC, no router, nothing else.  If your lucky one of the NICs will support auto MDI/MDIX and allow you to use a normal patch, otherwise as W3bbo says, you'll need a x-over.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/828293fa36e04619b1e19dfa00af6e47#828293fa36e04619b1e19dfa00af6e47 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:41:32 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/256961-Problems-with-slow-file-copying/828293fa36e04619b1e19dfa00af6e47#828293fa36e04619b1e19dfa00af6e47 PerfectPhase 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PerfectPhase/Discussions/RSS