LAN speed query

Hello all;

I have 2 computers (desktop and notebook) running at home on a network. Both systems are running on Windows 7 Beta ATM. I have a DSL connection running through a Linksys ADSL router (WAG354G), with the notebook running wireless. The question is, theoretically, how fast should the transfer rate be (ca.) I know a lot of it depends on the computers, their speed and their disks, but I am now able to transfer files at approximately 2 MB/sec. Is that ok or does it sound slow?

Thanks in advance;
K.

Thanks for a quick reply. :) Yeah, it's still faster than when I had my old desktop that was running on XP and was trying to transfer files to/from Vista. Uff! I figure the only way to increase the speed would be to get faster hdd's... Like WD VelociRaptors or something. Anyway, thanks. :)

K.

Ya it sounds slow

if it is in xp you will get more than 20
i used vista it only have 2 mb speed

sorry for my bad English though

That sounds very slow. I can transfer files off my 2008 Server to my Win7 RC laptop at around 58 MB/s. I have a gigabit connection between the two, via a Netgear switch, and I have Remote Differential Compression enabled on both systems.

Remember that if your wireless connection is 802.11g then that's a maximum of 54Mb/s which equates to approximately 6 MB/s, whereas I'm getting 58MB/s via a hardwired link.

The WAG354G you're using only has 10/100 ports, so the best you can hope to achieve with a hard-wired connection is around 10 MB/s (RDC will help, though).


Jim

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Digger said:

If you get interested in upgrading your network, do your homework on the gigabit routers out there. There are ALOT nowadays. Also one small thing is sometimes ignored, unknown, or a pennywise decision is going cheapy on your wires. Get the best. Pay close attention to the Mhz.

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