Problem with gigabyte lan

[k0103707]

I've got two pc's both support gigabyte lan. Use one as my main pc and one to
backup to etc. The lan speed is nothing like i was hoping. It works stable at
around 5% of it's full capacity... I'm not sure what the problem is. Both are
setup for giga speeds, the router supports giga speeds and the switch also
supports giga speeds. I've tried different configurations and it's the same
with all of them. Are there any known problems? What could be causing this?

Router: dlink dir 655
Switch: netgear gs108t
windows xp

Motherboards
dell xps 400
foxconn 945g7md-8ekrs2h

 

[John Wunderlich]

I see! It's connecting at the right speed. There doesn't seem to
be a difference between sending loads of different files to
sending a single file. Only one of the cables is a cat6 cable the
others are cat5 cables. So this will probably cause the problem?

Maybe, maybe not. Cat 5 and cat 5e cables are "almost" as good as Cat
6 and will probably work as well particularly if the lengths are fairly
short. Connecting at the right speed would indicate that all necessary
pairs of wires are present.

HTH,
John