Slow network transfer rates....frustrating!

[abstract.society]

Hi.

I am very frustrated. It seems as though i can not transfer faster then
3.0mb/s on my LAN. I have two windows xp pro machines and a netgear
rp114 router. When I copy over any size file (usually around 1 or 2 gig
folders) the transfer speed caps at 3mb/s. In theory should I not be
able to transfer at speeds of 100 mbps?

ideas? much appreciated!

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi.

I am very frustrated. It seems as though i can not transfer faster then
3.0mb/s on my LAN. I have two windows xp pro machines and a netgear
rp114 router. When I copy over any size file (usually around 1 or 2 gig
folders) the transfer speed caps at 3mb/s. In theory should I not be
able to transfer at speeds of 100 mbps?

ideas? much appreciated!

You need to also consider the cards, their drivers, their setitings, and all
related cabling and its condition. Also, consider any software that is
examining the network traffic.

HTH
-pk

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I am very frustrated. It seems as though i can not transfer faster
than 3.0mb/s on my LAN. I have two windows xp pro machines
and a netgear rp114 router. When I copy over any size file
(usually around 1 or 2 gig folders) the transfer speed caps
at 3mb/s. In theory should I not be able to transfer at speeds
of 100 mbps?

ideas? much appreciated!

Both have PRIVATE IP addresses and the latest hardware drivers?

 

[abstract.society]

Yes both have automatically assigned IP addresses, and the drivers are
recent if not the latest. I also connected the computers directly to
each other through their Ethernet cards with the same results, so i am
eliminating the router.switch as the source of the problem.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Yes both have automatically assigned IP addresses, and the drivers
are recent if not the latest. I also connected the computers
directly to each other through their Ethernet cards with the same
results, so i am eliminating the router.switch as the source of the
problem.

What cards are they?