Publishing Slow: webdav ports?

[Matthew]

I've searched through the posts about slow publishing. I've tried clearing
the temp files and what-not using FPCleaner, and reset my Internet Explorer
settings.

I'm on a U.S. Navy ship, with not-so-great bandwidth. I can download from
the web at about 40-50 kb/sec.

My upload through FP2003 using Webdav hovers between 2 and 4 kb/sec.

Is there any way to track what is causing the slowdown? Maybe something
using some advanced tracking tools or something?

Also, is it possible that Webdav likes to have certain ports open? If so,
which ports? Are they documented anywhere so I can make a request to have
them opened?

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

If you're able to publish, the proper ports are open.

It is not unusual for download and upload times to be different. Sounds
like you're just stuck with a slow connection.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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: I've searched through the posts about slow publishing. I've tried clearing
: the temp files and what-not using FPCleaner, and reset my Internet
Explorer
: settings.
:
: I'm on a U.S. Navy ship, with not-so-great bandwidth. I can download from
: the web at about 40-50 kb/sec.
:
: My upload through FP2003 using Webdav hovers between 2 and 4 kb/sec.
:
: Is there any way to track what is causing the slowdown? Maybe something
: using some advanced tracking tools or something?
:
: Also, is it possible that Webdav likes to have certain ports open? If so,
: which ports? Are they documented anywhere so I can make a request to have
: them opened?

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

Upload speeds are always slower than download. I've seen plenty that run at
only 1/10 their download speed. My cable modem runs at a rather sickening
20,000 kb/s download, but the upload at it's best is only about 4,000 kb/s.
Think of it as trying to swim upstream against the flow of data since that's
about what you're doing. I think you're probably right on target though with
how fast you can go. Keep in mind, not only is your bandwidth being used to
upload the file, there's a lot of data mangement going on as the each
acknoledges receit of the packets being sent across the network, etc. Also,
publishing to the server is always slower than downloading because it takes
a bit more power ie: easy to serve up a file, more difficult to upload it
over http and interact with the web server in order to store the file.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick

 

[Matthew]

So is there something that hosts can do to speed up the process a little?
I mean, every little tweak might help. I'm not sure if they have my site on
its own server or not, but are there certain services that should be running,
or certain settings, that might not be necessary but can help?

My server administrator is a little new to the job and so any direction I
can suggest might be explored.