LAN speed issues with transferring

[DigitalCancer]

So...i've got (4) wireless computers (XP Sp3) and (1) Desktop system (Vista), basically acting as a server.

When transferring files, doesn't matter from which to which, maxes out around 1.18MB/s. Doesn't 100Mb max out around 12MB/s?? I'm not getting anywhere close to that and not really sure why.

Right now, i'm transferring about 6GB and its taking a little longer than 1.5hrs!! I transferred an MP3 folder, about 300MB I think, took a good 30mins.

Any help would be appreciated!

EDIT: All are on a NetGear router, the wireless are 54MB G and the wired is on cat5. Also all are on 100Mb network...so windows tells me.

 

[Crusty]

That sounds about par for average home wi-fi.

Your descriptions are kinda terrible so if you are in fact not using wireless then yes you would have a problem.

 

[Fardringle]

1.5 hours is a completely reasonable amount of time to transfer 6GB across a normal home wireless network. Even if the connection icon says that you are connected at 54 Mbps, you will almost never be able to transmit data that quickly since wireless signals are always subject to interference. Under ideal (i.e. perfect) conditions and true 54 Mbps speeds, the theoretical maximum transmit speed is about 6.75 MB/s which would move 6GB in roughly 15 minutes. On a "nearly" perfect (i.e. real) network set up properly with limited interference and normal network overhead, under an hour would be very good. Since it is virtually impossible to get perfect conditions for a wireless network, 1.5 hours is not bad at all.

 

[spidey07]

Sounds normal, wireless is slow.

 

[masteryoda34]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Sounds normal, wireless is slow.

+1

 

[ImDonly1]

Yeah, I get about 2.4 MB/s on my wireless G network. You can transfer it much faster if you have all of the PCs hooked up wired. Can do 10 MB/s easily. If you have gigabit NICs and a Gigabit router/switch you can transfer it even faster, that 6 GB in a few minutes.

And you said "doesn't 100 Mbps max out at 12 Mbps?" Well it would but the wireless clients are the limiting link. Sure the wired desktop could do that, but not the wireless PCs.

 

[DigitalCancer]

odd...I googled the issue and heard a lot of people, even on wireless...were able to hit 3-4MB and I was quite jealous. I know that wi-fi = crap but didn't think it stooped THAT low, i'm barely hitting 1MB. =/ Like I said, only 1 machine is wired...acting as the server and everything is pushed out from that machine to the wi-fi's.

 

[JackMDS]

Wireless was Not desgin/meant/capable to do what the Main stream "spoiled" user want to.

One does not buy a MiniCooper and then complain that is No good to run in Nasacar.

Networks Speed - http://www.ezlan.net/net_speed.html

 

[ImDonly1]

Originally posted by: DigitalCancer
odd...I googled the issue and heard a lot of people, even on wireless...were able to hit 3-4MB and I was quite jealous. I know that wi-fi = crap but didn't think it stooped THAT low, i'm barely hitting 1MB. =/ Like I said, only 1 machine is wired...acting as the server and everything is pushed out from that machine to the wi-fi's.

Try updating firmware/drivers for the router and wireless adapter. I do not think it will help much. It is probably the distance between the two computers/noise or interference and how many walls/floors between the two PCs.

And as Jack posted in the link above. The people you saw on Google could have been using the "boosted" 802.11g wireless adapters that do 108 Mbps instead of 54 Mbps.