Slow Home LAN - Why is it going slow?

**sirantonycartwright** · #1 21st Jul 2007, 06:47 AM

Ive got my new computer, my old computer, a switch and two short straight cables. Im transferring 4GB of music from my old comp to my new one and its saying 120mins! How is it when it should be going up to 100Mbps? Ant...

**Dave Hybrid** · #2 21st Jul 2007, 06:59 AM

100mbps = 100 megabits per second.

100 megabits = 1024 megabytes.

So 1 megabyte a second.

4000 seconds = 66 minutes.

As you copy the machine will lag due to being online and things going in the background an many other factors.

So 120mins is not that off.

**Dave Hybrid** · #3 21st Jul 2007, 07:05 AM

Has the old PC got a 10 or a 100 mbps card?

Also things like firewalls can slow it down along with anti-virus scanners.

Turn them off while doing this.

**sirantonycartwright** · #4 21st Jul 2007, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid

100mbps = 100 megabits per second.

100 megabits = 1024 megabytes.

So 1 megabyte a second.

4000 seconds = 66 minutes.

As you copy the machine will lag due to being online and things going in the background an many other factors.

So 120mins is not that off.

100Mbps = 12.5MBps! not 1024! Ant...

**sirantonycartwright** · #5 21st Jul 2007, 07:17 AM

100Mbps = 12.5MBps
4GB/12.5MB = 320Sec!
5:30Mins!

**Dave Hybrid** · #6 21st Jul 2007, 07:18 AM

So it does, was in a hurry and copied that off another website after doing a Google.

Anyway...

What network card is in the old PC?

Have you tried my other suggestions.

**Dave Hybrid** · #7 21st Jul 2007, 07:19 AM

Also Windows's time guides are normally way off, have you actually timed it?

How long did it take?

**sirantonycartwright** · #8 21st Jul 2007, 07:22 AM

There are 8 bits in a byte.

8bps = 1Bps
8kbps = 1KBps
8mbps = 1MBps
8gbps = 1GBps

Ant...

**sirantonycartwright** · #9 21st Jul 2007, 07:23 AM

oh, sorry, ill time it now.

**Dave Hybrid** · #10 21st Jul 2007, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by sirantonycartwright

There are 8 bits in a byte.

8bps = 1Bps
8kbps = 1KBps
8mbps = 1MBps
8gbps = 1GBps

Ant...

Yeah I know how many bits are in a byte.

I wasn't thinking right.

Thanks.

**sirantonycartwright** · #11 21st Jul 2007, 07:26 AM

5.16MB takes 11 sec.

So thats .47MBps which is 3.76Mbps! Pitiful!

My new computer has gigabit and the old one has a megabit NIC.

**sirantonycartwright** · #12 21st Jul 2007, 07:27 AM

ha ha, sorry about that. You are the administrator, you should know!
Ant...

**sirantonycartwright** · #13 21st Jul 2007, 07:30 AM

Wow, my flash drive does it in 8 sec. (5.16Mbps)

~~Wolfeymole~~ · #14 21st Jul 2007, 07:31 AM

"Let he that is without sin cast the first stone" old bible quote. :)

**Dave Hybrid** · #15 21st Jul 2007, 07:31 AM

Admitted I don't know everything.

It's busy today and I'm rushing.

Sorry.

I will have a look elsewhere as to what might be causing this.

To clarify you have disabled any antivirus and firewalls yes?

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