Network File Transfer

[Toxcity]

When moving files across the LAN, my PCs only ever use 70% of the 100Mbps.

So only about 70Mbps..

Installing a game across the network from a disc image is bloody slow. Slower than a CD/DVD drive. Which sucks. (Would be slower even if it used all the bandwidth I know.)

Anyways to get Server to use more bandwidth?

Thanks guys!

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[Ham]

How longs the cable? it can only keep up the 100mbps over a certain disstance...

 

[Joe]

[@ both ends]

You can turn of QOS and other such guff in the protocol options for the connection (where IPX is installed) ..

Also check the configuration of the Network Card -- it may b set to conserve CPU usage @ the expense of bandwidth

[/@ Both Ends]

Also ,

You Switch/network hardware has a limit of bandwidth spread over ALL its connections a LOT of cheap 100mbs switches usually have a round a 60-90 MBps celiling to spread among all its nodes i had an edimax once with 70 spread between 8 ports .. luckily only 4 where in use but still 2 MB a second (~18mbps) was horriffic.

also check for bottlenecks in your lan topology --- a server going to a router which is connected to another switch will only give the equal share entitled to one port on that router (but this will be spread among all switch clients)

And dont forget errors will always play a role ... in a direct conn btween 2 pc and a 100mb SW i only got 8MB/s throughput

 

[nathan]

am i correct in saying the 100mb includes overheads so you'll never really see that speed.

 

[mrapoc]

Theres also CSMA-CD and other network protocols to take into account - they make sure ur data gets there uncorrupted but slows it down. I'd say live with corrupt free stuff at a slower speed tbh