Slow LAN

Hi there.

I've been having a problem with my network where if I attempt to send or receive a
file over the LAN it won't run at full speed. According to the Task Manager under
Networking on the XP machine, it never seems to go above 8% utilisation regardless of
what it is I'm transferring.

I have tried a different cable (crossover - I'm on a peer-to-peer network) and even
different NICs in each PC but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Both machines
are running at 100Mbps.

As far as I know there should be nothing eating up the other 92% of the bandwidth and
the lights on the NICs remain still if I'm not transferring anything.

Is there any way to speed up the transfers? Any way to get near enough 100% bandwidth
ulilisation.

WXP-Pro on one machine, WME on the other.

Thanks in advance

--
Khyle Westmoreland
http : / / www(.) khyle(.) org(.) uk

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Khyle Westmoreland" <personal@\REMOVEMY/khyle.org.ukSPAM> wrote in message
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> Hi there.
>
> I've been having a problem with my network where if I attempt to send or
receive a
> file over the LAN it won't run at full speed. According to the Task
Manager under
> Networking on the XP machine, it never seems to go above 8% utilisation
regardless of
> what it is I'm transferring.
>
> I have tried a different cable (crossover - I'm on a peer-to-peer network)
and even
> different NICs in each PC but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Both
machines
> are running at 100Mbps.
>
> As far as I know there should be nothing eating up the other 92% of the
bandwidth and
> the lights on the NICs remain still if I'm not transferring anything.
>
> Is there any way to speed up the transfers? Any way to get near enough
100% bandwidth
> ulilisation.
>
> WXP-Pro on one machine, WME on the other.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> --
> Khyle Westmoreland
> http : / / www(.) khyle(.) org(.) uk
>
>

I am having this exact same problem. File Sharing to
another XP machine from an XP machine works much
better... 60%+ Bandwidth Utilization. But XP to the ME
box gets 8% max and usually only about 3%. I have tried
everything recommend at that site and nothing works.

--
David Russell
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PS: Please cc me via e-mail.

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>
>Carey
>
>"Khyle Westmoreland"
<personal@\REMOVEMY/khyle.org.ukSPAM> wrote in message
>news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi there.
>>
>> I've been having a problem with my network where if I
attempt to send or
>receive a
>> file over the LAN it won't run at full speed.
According to the Task
>Manager under
>> Networking on the XP machine, it never seems to go
above 8% utilisation
>regardless of
>> what it is I'm transferring.
>>
>> I have tried a different cable (crossover - I'm on a
peer-to-peer network)
>and even
>> different NICs in each PC but it doesn't seem to make
any difference. Both
>machines
>> are running at 100Mbps.
>>
>> As far as I know there should be nothing eating up the
other 92% of the
>bandwidth and
>> the lights on the NICs remain still if I'm not
transferring anything.
>>
>> Is there any way to speed up the transfers? Any way to
get near enough
>100% bandwidth
>> ulilisation.
>>
>> WXP-Pro on one machine, WME on the other.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> --
>> Khyle Westmoreland
>> http : / / www(.) khyle(.) org(.) uk
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Are you drilling down through network neighborhood or using a mapped drive?

Using a mapped drive solves this for most people.

Carey

"David Russell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0cff01c3be8b$ba044740$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am having this exact same problem. File Sharing to
> another XP machine from an XP machine works much
> better... 60%+ Bandwidth Utilization. But XP to the ME
> box gets 8% max and usually only about 3%. I have tried
> everything recommend at that site and nothing works.
>
> --
> David Russell
> (E-Mail Removed)
> PS: Please cc me via e-mail.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
> >
> >Carey
> >
> >"Khyle Westmoreland"
> <personal@\REMOVEMY/khyle.org.ukSPAM> wrote in message
> >news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi there.
> >>
> >> I've been having a problem with my network where if I
> attempt to send or
> >receive a
> >> file over the LAN it won't run at full speed.
> According to the Task
> >Manager under
> >> Networking on the XP machine, it never seems to go
> above 8% utilisation
> >regardless of
> >> what it is I'm transferring.
> >>
> >> I have tried a different cable (crossover - I'm on a
> peer-to-peer network)
> >and even
> >> different NICs in each PC but it doesn't seem to make
> any difference. Both
> >machines
> >> are running at 100Mbps.
> >>
> >> As far as I know there should be nothing eating up the
> other 92% of the
> >bandwidth and
> >> the lights on the NICs remain still if I'm not
> transferring anything.
> >>
> >> Is there any way to speed up the transfers? Any way to
> get near enough
> >100% bandwidth
> >> ulilisation.
> >>
> >> WXP-Pro on one machine, WME on the other.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >>
> >> --
> >> Khyle Westmoreland
> >> http : / / www(.) khyle(.) org(.) uk
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >