take 15 minutes to send a 650mb file through a router, is it normal

[faye]

Hi,

i just set up a network of my own using my dsl router.

i put one pc on share and sending files throught it.
but the transfer rate is kinda long. it takes 15 to 17 minutes to upload from one to another.
is it normal?

there is a triangle exclaimation mark on the LAN icon in the system tray saying limited or no connectivity. The files is sending but at a very low speed. I don't know how to repair it.

could somebody hint it out.


thanks

 

[JackMDS]

An Entry Level Cable/DSL Router is a combo unit with Routing Circuits and a Switch to connect few-wired computer.

An Entry Level Cable/DSL Wireless Router is a combo unit Routing Circuits and a Switch to connect few-wired computer and an access point to allow wireless computer too.

These three aspects (Routing, Switch, Access Point) of Networking are put together in a plastic box to work together but otherwise each one is an independent entity.

The Routing part of the Router is Not part of the local transfer.

Are you transferring through the Internet or through your LAN?

If you are transferring through the LAN, then some thing is Not Right with one of your computers.

May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html

 

[Czar]

Check the cables, could be that bad cables result in slower speed, collissions and so on

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: Czar
Check the cables, could be that bad cables result in slower speed, collissions and so on

Yep, start with the physical connections first. 15 minutes for 650mb over 10/100 is way way way slow.

 

[faye]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
An Entry Level Cable/DSL Router is a combo unit with Routing Circuits and a Switch to connect few-wired computer.

An Entry Level Cable/DSL Wireless Router is a combo unit Routing Circuits and a Switch to connect few-wired computer and an access point to allow wireless computer too.

These three aspects (Routing, Switch, Access Point) of Networking are put together in a plastic box to work together but otherwise each one is an independent entity.

The Routing part of the Router is Not part of the local transfer.

Are you transferring through the Internet or through your LAN?

If you are transferring through the LAN, then some thing is Not Right with one of your computers.

May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/debug.html

i have checked with the site, but i don't see any problem.
And the speed just stays the same. I don't know what could be going wrong.

 

[RebateMonger]

I've never seen a case where a "limited or no connectivity" connection would transfer files AT ALL. Are there any other network connections on that PC (WiFi, or ??)?

I suggest running an "IPCONFIG /ALL" at the command prompt on both PCs, and posting the results here.

 

[wraith3k]

"Limited or no connectivity" means that the computer can't get on the Internet, but can still communicate to other computers on the LAN by using an automatic IP address (169.254.x.x).

 

[JackMDS]

I doubt that other computers on a normal network would be configured with 169.254.x.x

Address of this subnet is usually assigned by Windows when the TCP/IP is set to Auto Obtain IP and the computer cannot do a DHCP server to provide a Real address.

When it comes to the common Network used by End-Users it means that the computer cannot communicate with the Router to obtain address, or and the Router is not configured to provide IPs.

 

[spikespiegal]

Yeah, usually it means the client PC hasn't been given an appropriate IP address via DHCP on the router and just has the default.

If this is the case though, why can he move data at all? My experience is this is usually the fault of speed/duplex autodetection screwing up again.