[rbscooby]

i have a very slow networking problem, accessing the internet is fine, but when transferring files to another computer on the network, it is very very slow, it takes about 30 secs to transfer one song, when transferring about 2Gb of music it says it will take 90 mins, can anyone help me increase this speed

[philthomas]

We would need to know a bit more about the specs of the PCs involved, to advise you on this, specifically the specs of your NIC Network Cards in each PC and the Make/Model of the Router and whether your Network is wired or wireless.

[rbscooby]

ok i am trying to send music from my laptop on wireless which uses a USRobtics wireless adapter (model number:5423) which is connected to a cable and wireless router (model number:ADSLR10CW3XI) the computer im trying to send to is connected by an ethernet cable, which is done by using the built in network port, which is a 100mbps connection.

[philthomas]

OK ... the US Robotics Adaptor is 802.11g and the Wireless Router supports 802.11b and g, so up to now things look good.

We need to know what NIC Card is in the Desktop though, as if this is 802.11b, this could be the weak link.

If you dont know the card make/model, download Everest Home or Belarc and see if it lists the card .... we should then be able to check it quite easily.

[philthomas]

Just noticed in your post that the Network card is on board on the PC ...... what is the make/model of the PC ? ..... is it old ?

[rbscooby]

i dont know about the model number but it was built by RM (research machines) and was used at school, and was purchesed from them, i dont belive it is older then about 5 years old, but it has xp pro on it.

[philthomas]

OK ... it could be an old NIC Card, with only 802.11b, if so a new PCI Card will only cost you about £5, but before doing that, have a look in your Router's configuration settings, under Wireless and make sure it's not set to B only .... there should be a setting for "B & G" or "Both".

[rbscooby]

i think you have got something wrong on the way here, on my laptop i use the USRobotics wireless, but in the desktop it has the built in network port, i dont use a seperate network card, i only have the wireless adaptor for the laptop and it is all set up on 802.11g

[philthomas]

No .... I think I have understood you clearly ..... what we are looking for here is where the bottleneck is. We have established that your US Rootics Adaptor and your Wireless Router are both 802.11g capable. We cannot determine if your Desktop on board NIC is b or g.

What I was suggesting was ... for £5 you could purchase a PCI NIC Card, to use instead of the on board card,which may solve the issue.
However, before considering that, it would be a good idea to check your Router settings, as mentioned above, to ensure that the Wireless settings are set to B & G" or "Both".

If the Desktop is running on 802.11b or the Router settings are wrong, this will slow down your file transfers.

Hope that clarifies things.

[rbscooby]

nope youve lost me again, my desktop is a wired connection, so i dont know where your getting the B or G from if it is a wired connection