Why is Windows Networking so slow?

[LordJezo]

Other then "it sux" why is that?

I mean, I can hit like 1000 k/s on two machines with an ftp server/client system but with the same two computers using Windows networking and my computer and things I get like 5k/s.

Why is that?

 

[JackMDS]

The question should be ?Why my Network is so slow??

I don't know what is k/s?

However, assuming that you have 100/10 NICs, that they are installed with no hardware conflict, and the settings are correct.

Check your Cables (use commercial cables they are better).

And try this Utility.

A FREE Utility for Network Troubleshooting from NetIQ!

 

[spidey07]

something is very wrong if you're only getting 5 kbytes/sec. What operating systems and what are your IP settings and network cards?

 

[LordJezo]

Originally posted by: spidey07
something is very wrong if you're only getting 5 kbytes/sec. What operating systems and what are your IP settings and network cards?

Well 5kb/s might be an exagiration.. but what I am saying is why are networked drives and shared folders so much slower then something like an FTP connection between those two same computers.

 

[spidey07]

network browsing, netbios overhead, poor TCP windowing and a whole slew of other stuff make it slow.

BUT, it should only be marginally 10-15% slower than FTP at most.

Load netbeui on both machines, copy a single file from one to the other and time it. divide file size in KBytes by time in sec to get a guestimate rate in KB/s.

Do same file with FTP and compare. Nebeui should be faster than netbios/tcp.