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jinn

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From: Gothenburg

Registered: 2005-12-10

Posts: 506

Windows share and slow network speed?

I just set a windows share on my families computer, and have a direct connection to my laptop with archlinux. When sending or receiving files I only get up to 2mb/s for some reason..

* I have 100mbit cable
* It says 100mbit in windows traybar
* my hdd on the laptop is SATA 7200rpm..
* hdd on the stationary comp is SATA 7200rpm also..

Why is it that I only get around 10mbit speed?? Do you guys get higher speed on local network??

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entvex

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Registered: 2006-04-02

Posts: 52

Re: Windows share and slow network speed?

hmmm can it be a cabel problem ??? maybe noise

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tardo

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Registered: 2006-07-15

Posts: 526

Re: Windows share and slow network speed?

Are you mounting with cifs?

jinn

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From: Gothenburg

Registered: 2005-12-10

Posts: 506

Re: Windows share and slow network speed?

cifs? Whats that?

Eitherway i thought it could be a protocol thing, I set up a ftp server on the windows computer, and sending and receiving now works with 100mbit..

But still I cant understand why samba protocol only gives about 10mbits..

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toxic

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Registered: 2006-06-05

Posts: 117

Re: Windows share and slow network speed?

CIFS and DIFS is afair something like interframe spacing in the underlying network protocolls telling how much time to wait in a transmit scenario. This is commonly not used at all, unless several wireless units are trying are sharing the same air bandwidth and fail.