slow-file transfer

[RICK]

I have been struggling for months now with slow file transfer (Vista Home
Premium SP1 to Vista Home Premium SP1). Currently, I am trying to transfer a
2.95 GB file. The last ten minutes have been met with "Calculating Time
Remaining". If the trend holds once the calculation is done it will tell me
that the transfer will take around 15 hours. I stand corrected it is 1 Day
and 15 hours.

Remote Differential Compression is off. Hardware is Wireless N Router
(Dlink) and USB Wireless G USB adapters on both computers. Wireless
connection is three bars on one PC and five on the other PC.

Rick

 

[Kerry Brown]

Part of the problem is the USB wireless adapters. You are being hit with two
things that are slow - USB and wireless. That said the transfer should still
be much faster that what you are experiencing. Try these changes:

http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/archives/001035.html

 

[RICK]

But aren't your changes for Internet speed. My Internet speed is fine. It
is the file transfer from computer to computer.

 

[Kerry Brown]

The changes affect the way Vista talks to other other computers, both on the
local network and on the Internet. The changes essentially turn off the
advanced networking features in Vista. Some network hardware doesn't work
properly with these advanced features and causes problems which can include
the slowdown you are seeing. If the changes don't fix the problem the
article also tells you how to reverse them. Make the changes, reboot, see if
the problem is any better. If it's not reverse the changes and reboot once
again.

 

[RICK]

Should I be upgrading my adapters to Wireless-N as well. How much will this
help?

Has anyone used a system where you create a wireless telephone adapter near
your computer. Can you hook DSL up to a wireless telephone adapter? Is this
even a possiblity.

Of course wired would be the best but currently I don't see any way to hook
things up wired; older home with addition and no basement.