Onboard lan download speeds slowe then pci lan card

[npatel3874]

Hello all, first time poster long time reader. I just recently built a new computer with the following specs:

AMD 2800+ xp
shuttle an35n ultra
1gb ram
seagate 80gb hd
radeon 9800 pro

When downloading i noticed that my speeds were drastically slower then on my other computer with a pci lan card. On that computer i would get 380 kb/s, however on this new computer with the onboard lan i am getting above 200 barely. I disabled firewalls, and changed the settings in the network card for max throughput but no luck. Would it be better to put a seperate pci lan card in there instead of the onboard one?
thanks for the help

 

[Harvey]

If you haven't already done so, check Shuttle's BIOS and driver update page for your board and check nVidia for info about the latest drivers for your chipset. This board uses a Realtek 8201BL LAN chip, so you may want to check that our further, as well.

Also, check for IRQ confilcts with other items in your system.

Good luck.

 

[zTargeTz]

check your network configuration too,

how do both the computers connect, is your cabling quality questionable? does one computers cable run parrelel to power lines or any other possible interference?

 

[npatel3874]

I use the same cable for both computers and they are right next to each other.

By checking the network configuration do you mean in device manager? I checked the card in there and set it to max throughput but that didnt seem to help.