A quick question..

[Clair de Lune]

I'm copying files wirelessly from pc to laptop at home using home networking. This means I'm just using the router, not the ISP right?

Vista tells me I'm copying at 1.2 mb/sec which is actually the typical download speed when I'm on the net.

Why am I restricted at such speed? Shouldn't I be transferring at a much faster speed?

 

[olds]

quick answer

 

[AVAFREAK182]

its wireless

 

[Arcadio]

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune

Vista

There's your problem.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: Arcadio

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune

Vista

There's your problem.

No it isn't....

 

[Pantlegz]

Originally posted by: Arcadio

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune

Vista

There's your problem.

lol - it amazes me that people still think vista is evil... as long as you have sp1 the old network transfer speed issue is no longer an issue. I would factor the speed being so slow to it being wireless and HDD read/write speed.

At absolute fastest with 0 overhead which never happens the fastest a 54mpbs connections can transfer data is 6.75MB/s. I would consider 1.2 to be decent over wireless.

 

[Lonyo]

1.2MB/s seems slow even for wireless, that's only ~10mbit/s, unless it's wireless to wireless.

I manage ~2MB/s between a wireless Vista laptop and a wired XP computer, but realistically you aren't going to get very good speeds with wireless because it's just not really got the speed in it.

 

[sjwaste]

1.2 is slow. I get 2.2 over my g network when downloading remotely (20 mbit fios).

 

[Clair de Lune]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
1.2 is slow. I get 2.2 over my g network when downloading remotely (20 mbit fios).

That's my point. Your WITHIN wireless router speed is also similar to your ISP speed (2.2MB/sec = 20megabit) same as me.

If you're using router internally, shouldn't it be much faster? What is the standard speed of G/N band?

 

[xSauronx]

if only we had a forum for this kind of shit...if youre using wireless the speed can be meh due to interference. you wont actually get 54Mbps. ever.

your speed is fine, if you want faster, wire it in.

 

[RESmonkey]

Originally posted by: Arcadio

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune

Vista

There's your problem.

Wrong.

Nothing is wrong with the wireless here, either. It's the process of copying *multiple* files.

ex. Say you need to copy 5GB to another disk.

if it's a single file (.avi movie or mp3) , you'll achieve these speeds (54mbps+)

if it's a collection of files, it will be much slower!! Don't know why exactly, just something to do with directories I think.

This is why people use zipped/rar files. Archive it and send it.

 

[Pantlegz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11n has the standard speeds, G is 54 mpbs and N is 600mpbs take both of those /8 to get MB/s and add at least 10% to overhead and another 5-10% for non perfect conditions. Then factor in hdd speed, and just pick a random number.

I was assuming this was Ad-hoc, not through a router for some reason. One reason it may be slower is because it's not just being sent as one file as most downloads are, the HDD has to find all the fragments, read and send them then other computer has to read the frame, write it to the hdd and send conformation that it has got the data. Where on the internet, it's just one file and your computer can easily(normally) cache it in ram/virtual memory so it doesn't have to write to the HDD right away.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Why not just buy or make a crossover cable and connect to the two computers directly?

Similar Pantlegz1 line of thinking, is your laptop hard drive 5400rpm?

 

[RESmonkey]

Originally posted by: Zaitsev
Why not just buy or make a crossover cable and connect to the two computers directly?

Similar Pantlegz1 line of thinking, is your laptop hard drive 5400rpm?

wouldn't solve the problem.