Low Network Utilization percent

[Paul-Rudy]

I am sucessfully transfering files from an old computer
with Windows 2000 Pro (not a 100 Mbps NIC) to a new
computer with Windows XP Pro (100 Mbps NIC) through a
LinkSys 2.4GHz Wireless Access Point Router using network
cables, not wireless. Windows Task Manager reports
Network Utilization as only 9%. This seems very low. Is
something set up wrong or is this all I can expect?

 

[Chuck]

I am sucessfully transfering files from an old computer
with Windows 2000 Pro (not a 100 Mbps NIC) to a new
computer with Windows XP Pro (100 Mbps NIC) through a
LinkSys 2.4GHz Wireless Access Point Router using network
cables, not wireless. Windows Task Manager reports
Network Utilization as only 9%. This seems very low. Is
something set up wrong or is this all I can expect?

Paul,

Is your Task Manager display run on the "not 100 Mbps" or the "100 Mbps"
computer? What does "not 100 Mbps" mean anyway? 10 Mbps? 1000 Mbps?

You are going to get low utilisation on the faster nic, cause the slower nic is
a bottleneck. You might want to check the Media Type setting in the Advanced
tab for the nic (Local Area Connection - Properties) - some default to auto
negotiation, if you set it to an appropriate fixed value, you might see
improvement. I did.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Lance]

Paul-Rudy thought carefully and wrote On 6/19/2004 5:49 AM:

I am sucessfully transfering files from an old computer
with Windows 2000 Pro (not a 100 Mbps NIC) to a new
computer with Windows XP Pro (100 Mbps NIC) through a
LinkSys 2.4GHz Wireless Access Point Router using network
cables, not wireless. Windows Task Manager reports
Network Utilization as only 9%. This seems very low. Is
something set up wrong or is this all I can expect?

Your XP machine is receiving 9% of 100 Mbps or 9 Mbps. "not a 100 Mbps
NIC" means the old machine has a 10 Mbps NIC.

Looks like you're getting top speed out of the old machine.

Lance
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