Gigabit LAN Issues - Slow File Copying

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Hello Everyone,

I would like some opinions as to if these speeds sound about right as I think they are on the slow side.

Firstly a little about the hardware I have....

Network Side:

Both Connected to Netgear GS605 v 2 Gigabit Switch

Host:

Onboard Gigabit NIC (Nvidia)
SATA2 HDD
Windows XP

Client:

Onboard Gigabit NIC (Nvidia)
SATA2 HDD
Windows Vista

Problem.....

The first problem is that both don't always sync at gigabit speeds, sometimes both only sync at 100mbps although the XP PC seems to remain at Gigabit most the time. I should also add that I had this problem when both were running XP.

I thought it was the Old Network Cables that i was using so about 2 Months ago purchased New Belkin Cat6 Cables for Both PCs, made no differance :(

Also those dips are not normal right?

The second problem is that when both are working at gigabit the speeds still seem slower than it should be... see screenshots below....

vistaclient.jpg


xphost.jpg


I'm thinking that the Switch could be faulty and the cause of the problem?

Thanks,

Michael
 
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Hello Mate,

Thanks for the surgestion, I've given it a go and rebooted but its make no differance that i can notice I'm afraid :( Still seems to be about 6% Usage and around 5MB a second :(

Thanks for the help though :)

Michael
 
My Vista transfer speeds were decent when I tried it (on XP now because of other issues though). Only thing I can think of was that I installed those 'beta' performance updates that were posted here a few weeks ago that reportedly fixed some file transfer issues.
 
Upgrading from vista to XP will certainly resolve the network speed issues. I had exactly the same, 4% utilization with vista, 40+% under XP.
If I feel the need for a flashy interface then I will reconsider vista again after sp1 .
 
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