Dave:
Thank you for your kind words. I had wondered if the sole
solution might be XP ... and that's OK. I like feeling
conclusive. (It's a customer's machine - I'm an
erstwhile home PC servicer - I'll try to explain it to
her, and MAYBE she won't hit me.)
Best regards,
Dan.
>-----Original Message-----
>No conspiracy at all. NT was developed ground up for
networking, of which
>XP is an offspring of sorts. The 9X series was adapted
for networking, like
>a patch job from the msdos days from which it
originated. XP/NT slow down
>alot with software firewalls and other internet
protection invoked similar
>to Win9X internet speed in many cases. Linux has
similar internet speed as
>NT which I found interesting.
>"Dan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:1a27201c422f2$a8e2ea90$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Dave:
>> It's interesting to read your report on your NT/98
>> machine. Conspiracy theorists make no secret of what
THEY
>> think. I haven't gone through that doorway, yet ...
PS:
>> your e-mail address is kinda spooky - but you knew
that.
>> Thanks for your info, I appreciate it.
>> Dan.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Noticed similar on a dual boot NT/98 machine.
>> Difference was around 3X
>> >though.
>> >"Dan Hutchinson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>> >news:1764a01c4216a$7b0e20f0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Dear Newsgroup:
>> >> I have four PC's on a US Robotics router and cable
>> modem.
>> >> Two are W98SE, and two are XP, all with Fast
Ethernet
>> >> adapters. Downloading a 20MB file from a test site
one
>> >> at a time, the XP machines do it at 180KB/sec while
the
>> >> W98 machines do it at 42KB/sec.
>> >>
>> >> Protocols in use are TCP/IP, Microsoft Client, and
>> >> File/Printer sharing. IRQ's on the W98 machines are
>> >> IRQ3, and are not shared with other devices.
>> >>
>> >> The hardware is fairly similar on the four PC's:
>> >> -W98, Pentium III 1.2Ghz, 256MB, LinkSys PCI
>> ethernet;
>> >> -W98, Athlon 600Mhz, 384MB, Kingston PCI ethernet;
>> >> -XP, Athlon 600Mhz, 512MB, 3Com PCI ethernet;
>> >> -XP, Pentium 4 2.8Ghz, 512MB, Broadcom ethernet;
>> >>
>> >> The PC I'm doing the changes to is the first one
(W98,
>> >> LinkSys). This (Dell) got a BIOS update, Windows
>> update,
>> >> and device driver update. I next installed a new
>> NetGear
>> >> FA311 PCI adapter, with no change in throughput.
>> >> Reinstalled the LinkSys. Router and adapter LED's
>> >> indicate 100Mbps.
>> >>
>> >> I removed the protocols, then added them back. I
>> changed
>> >> the LinkSys "connection type" from AUTO to TP_100_X,
>> and
>> >> to TP_100_X+FULL_DUPLEX, no change.
>> >>
>> >> If you think of anything I can try, I'd be happy
to. I
>> >> admit it ... I'm out of ideas.
>> >> Thanks for your help!
>> >> Dan.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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