Copying files over Win 7 network keeps stalling?

[probedb]

Hi folks,

Any thoughts as to why copying files over a network would keep stalling?

All machines are Win 7 64. All have latest network drivers (Intel gigabit, Atheros gigabit and whatever my laptop has). Also have a Netgear gigabit switch sitting in the middle of it.

The overall speed is fine for 5-10 seconds then it'll stall for 30 seconds to over a minute or two at a time which obviously means copying can take an age and is rather annoying.

Any thoughts on what settings in the cards or Windows would cause this?

Cheers
Paul.

 

[probedb]

Yeah it is very odd. I've had transfers not jam and fly and then try again a bit later and it just stalls.

The reason it looks slow is the stalling adds up to the time taken even if the bursts are 70MB/s when it's actually copying.

Going to see if Teracopy makes any difference to the way files are being copied this evening.

 

[probedb]

Drivers are all up to date.

Yep, I've tried the forcing thing. As I say it's not a speed problem, the copy actually keeps stalling.