Transfer speed between machines on LAN

[John Hubbard]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I have two computer connected via Level 1 router on a LAN. I find that
> when I transfer files between them I only get about 5 MB / sec. What
> could be the cause of this slow speed? I have tried different cables,
> but that made no improvement. Could the router be at fault? One
> machine is a laptop so I cannot replace the ethernet card, and the
> second is a desktop that I have tired with another ethernet card and
> got the same speeds. What should I start checking?
>
>   
Check out this article [1].  In short it shows how to test the bandwidth 
between two machines.  This will make sure that the problem is truly 
with ethernet bandwidth and not with disk io or something else.  You 
might also install both nic cards in the desktop and try to test from 
card a to card b.  I think it will send the signal out through the 
router but the network always seems to out smart me. 

[1] http://www.spinthiras.net/2008/07/03/link-bandwidth-testing/

-- 
-john

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