[NTLUG:Discuss] File transfer speeds

[Bug Hunter]

  if it is a cheap hub masquerading as a switch, it runs as fast as the
slowest network card attached -- in this case 10mbits.  

  The typical speeds for a busy lan are 500kBytes per second (about 5
megabits per second or about 1/2 of the 10 mbits speed).

  Get a REAL switch and you'll see your speeds go up.  Also, transfers
between cards are limited to the rate of the slowest hub.





On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Courtney Grimland wrote:

> What kinds of things can I do to increase the file transfer speeds on my
> home LAN?  I have a simple gateway router, a 5-port 10/100 switch, and 4
> computers in the LAN.  File transfers between computers seem to run
> around 500 Kb/s (kilobits).  There's no other traffic on the network
> here.  Most of the computers are Windows, and one runs Linux.  Can
> anything be tweaked?  How do I identify bottlenecks?  Or is 500 Kb/s
> reasonable?
> 
> 
>                                      /-Win98 box (mine)
>                 Linux       10/100  /- Win98 box (roommate's)
> Cable Modem --- Gateway --- 5-port  -- Linux box (mine)
>                 Router      Switch  \- Win XP Laptop (roommate's)
>