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Well guys, following my previous posts, I found I couldn't disconnect from the homegroup and even tried some ideas from threads regarding this problem but still couldn't disconnect.
So I did a format of the partition and re-installed Win7 from scratch. I then installed AVG 9 (Free), did Windows update, installed Mobo chipset drivers (I didn't install the NIC drivers from Gigabyte's (mobo) website as I wanted to see how Win7 drivers went), installed drivers for my TV card, installed Office 2003, did Microsoft update (to get Office updates). I also went into Networking and said I wanted to leave the Homegroup which it allowed me to do (after the warning regarding sharing etc)
My network speed is still rubbish. Since I've done this re-install a few days ago, I've tried transferring some of my TV shows via a mapped drive to the Thecus N2200 box. Clicking on the mapped drive usually brings up the listing of files immediately although there's some times when there seems to be a delay with the green bar progressing along the top, but perhaps this is due to doing it immediately after startup and there's some delayed services still starting. Anyway, the transfer speeds are around 6 - 26 kbps so I end up canceling the transfer as you can imagine how long it will take to transfer files ranging from 1GB to 2GB in size.
Last night was the worse. It's now doing what I saw prior to my initial "repair" and subsequent "fresh" installs. What happens is:
- The network icon in bottom right corner keeps showing a red circle, becomes green and then circle disappears. A few seconds later, it does it all over again.
- Right clicking on this icon and bring up the network map shows the connection from my computer existing and then disappearing then coming back.
- From this screen, at the bottom left corner, there's a link to the Firewall. Clicking on this shows a 2-pane window. When it first displayed, it had Home connected, Public disconnected. Then it would alternate. Home would disconnect and Public would connect.
Why is it doing this? Since I told it I wanted to leave the Homegroup, why does Windows Firewall even show something about being connected to a Home or Public group??
I even went into the properties of the NIC and set a default IP of 192.168.1.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway of 192.168.1.254 and the same for the DNS. In case it's of any importance, my ADSL modem/router is a Billion BiPac 7402. There's also a couple of switch boxes in my network setup since the Billion only has 4 and I have more network devices than that.
Why can't I get a stable network connection?
Why, when I do have a network connection, is my transfer speed to either the Thecus N2200 NAS box or my WinXP 32 bit computer so slow? (Prior to the last install, I had to resort to a cross over cable from Win7 to WinXP to transfer my files and then use the network to transfer from WinXP to N2200)
I haven't tried looking at whether shared drives work now after the install. This is another issue I'm having and have raised another thread about. FYI, my Ziova network media players can see the Win7 computer (indicating it's in the same workgroup) but when I select it, it says there's no shares. I'm not going to work on this issue until I get my network stability and transfer speed issue resolved first. I noticed in an earlier posting above that NoS said:
Can someone please help me? As a stand alone computer, Win7 65 bit Pro is wonderful. Very quick and stable. But when it comes to networking, it's shocking if the network is anything other than other Win7 computers (I assume Win7 -> Win7 networking will be a breeze with homegroups and IP6)You'll have as well to set the DNS Name (WORKGROUP) in the advanced properties of your card.
Thanks in advance