network between 2 pc very slow

[kenny]

I have a cross cable network with static IPs on 2 computers with winXP SP2

The computers both have 100Mb nic cards and can "see" one another..

However, the speed of file transferes between the 2 comptuers is extreamly
slow..
for example it takes 5 minuits to move a file 8 Mb big.....

any ideas why this is happening??

Thanks

 

[Mungo Bulge]

Who made you cable and is it rated for 100Mb.
run network diagnostics from the System Information utility.

|I have a cross cable network with static IPs on 2 computers with
winXP SP2
|
| The computers both have 100Mb nic cards and can "see" one another..
|
| However, the speed of file transferes between the 2 comptuers is
extreamly
| slow..
| for example it takes 5 minuits to move a file 8 Mb big.....
|
| any ideas why this is happening??
|
| Thanks
|
|

 

[Guest]

Slow transfers are most-often due to IRQ problems on one of the network
cards. The card sending the data doesn't use its IRQ to any great extent,
but the one receiving uses the IRQ to signal to the processor that data has
arrived -hence no IRQ equals very slow - but not zero - throughput, as the
processor will still poll the card's status occasionally.

Causes might be:

Incorrect ESCD data (in some bioses you can force a rebuild of the ESCD)

Driver problems (even though Windows says the driver is working!)

An IRQ clash with another card. (Theory tells us that on PCI buses cards can
share IRQs without problems, but as in so many things, practice often
dictates otherwise)

Basically, try moving the network card to another PCI slot (which will lose
its IP address, so don't foget to re-enter it) and/or try temporarily
removing any modems, etc that might be causing a clash. See if the
manufacturer has a driver update. Or try another make of card.