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VERY slow LAN connection with laptop

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fcastle

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I have the desktop PC below. I also have an HP Laptop (Athlon 1800+, 256MB RAM, XP home). I have set up the home office network through XP on both computers. For some reason, I can access the shared files on the desktop from the laptop without a problem, but when I try to access the shared files on the laptop from the main computer, my computer either hangs or works VERY slowly. When I right click a file in the laptop shared folder, it takes at least 30 full seconds to bring up the menu. I click copy and select where on the desktop I am going to paste it and it supposedly starts copying. The copying dialogue box just stays on the screen. I have left it there for over 10 minutes with no change. Even going into the task manager does not allow me to end task on process. I have to reset my computer. Out of all the times I have tried (rebooting, going through the network setup multiple times) it worked ONE TIME, but I have no idea what was different. This connection is not usually hooked into the laptop as the ethernet cable is connected to my wireless radio to give me internet. I unhook the connection from the radio and plug it into the laptop then start each computer so it is a fresh start for both. Still no luck.

Also, is it normal for windows XP to take at least 30 seconds after going to the desktop to recognize the LAN connection? I have a Linksys PCI LAN 10/100 card.

Any help would be appreciated.

Finally, does anyone have any solutions for the HIGHLY ANNOYING "memory could not be written/read" error?
 
is it normal for windows XP to take at least 30 seconds after going to the desktop to recognize the LAN connection? I have a Linksys PCI LAN 10/100 card.
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My laptop does the same thing.

I assign IP # to my desktop so it recognize the LAN connection faster.
My laptop is set to obtain IP automatically because I bring to school often.
 
Those delays most definitely are *NOT* normal. We have notebooks connected to the network and the speed is very acceptable. Almost as fast as browsing the local hard disk.

Cheers!
 
Also, is it normal for windows XP to take at least 30 seconds after going to the desktop to recognize the LAN connection?
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I don't think that's the problem. Once you're at the desktop your machine has already obtained a IP (assuming DHCP), the only reason it should be doing anything from the LAN when it gets to the desktop is if it's trying to restore a open window from a lan connection or if you have somethin LAN related in your startup items.

Thorin
 
My laptop recognizes the LAN connection very fast at school where there is a DHCP server.
But it takes 30 seconds longer when connected to my hub at home.

Now is this normal?
 
Originally posted by: abovewood
My laptop recognizes the LAN connection very fast at school where there is a DHCP server.
But it takes 30 seconds longer when connected to my hub at home.

Now is this normal?
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Yes that's normal. It still has to look for a DHCP server and request an IP and time out. Why don't you setup 2 different hardware profiles one with your NIC set to DHCP [for school] and one setup with a static IP (so that it doesn't have to try and search/obtain one) [for home].

Thorin
 
Ok - to claify something. When I initially installed the LAN card, the TCP/IP properties had a static IP in the "general" tab. I did not do this and the only reason I know is because I went to a wireless connection that at first would not work. My ISP had me go into the TCP/IP properties and change both the IP address and DNS address selections so they would obtain them automatically. This is the only way I can log onto my ISP's intranet which connects me to the internet. Is this where the problem lies?
 
since you're using xp on your laptop, there is a way for you to use a dhcp address and if one if not found NOT to use 192.168.0.1 address but a address you specify. called tcp/ip properties. look around in your properties for your network adapter. enter a static IP address that is the same subnet address as your desktop computer.
 
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