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Title: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: thundley4 on September 02, 2010, 09:17:17 AM
I'm transferred  a huge , (42 GB), file from one computer to another over the home network, and it took a little over an hour.
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: Wineslob on September 02, 2010, 12:18:00 PM
Never done that, but it sounds "normal" for a big file.
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: Thor on September 02, 2010, 01:39:57 PM
Depends on your processor, hard drive & ethernet card....... I transferred 100 GB of music and it took a long while. It was close to an hour, maybe more. I really didn't pay attention.
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: Chris_ on September 02, 2010, 01:48:11 PM
Quote from: Thor on September 02, 2010, 01:39:57 PM
Depends on your processor, hard drive & ethernet card....... I transferred 100 GB of music and it took a long while. It was close to an hour, maybe more. I really didn't pay attention.

How big was that file you transferred to me a few weeks ago?  Seemed like it took about an hour, and I don't have the fastest DSL connection.....don't remmber exactly, but 90 Gb comes to mind.

doc
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: Thor on September 02, 2010, 03:53:08 PM
Quote from: TVDOC on September 02, 2010, 01:48:11 PM
How big was that file you transferred to me a few weeks ago?  Seemed like it took about an hour, and I don't have the fastest DSL connection.....don't remmber exactly, but 90 Gb comes to mind.

doc

He's talking home network, not over the internet..... HUGE difference. I think that was 500MB or so.
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: thundley4 on September 02, 2010, 04:05:44 PM
1 computer is 2.9gh and the other is a 2.2gh processor.  The slower computer runs Vista and the other runs Win 7. My home network is wire connected through the router.
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: Thor on September 02, 2010, 04:29:00 PM
When, if ever, did you check &/or perform a firmware upgrade on the router??
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: thundley4 on September 02, 2010, 04:34:44 PM
Quote from: Thor on September 02, 2010, 04:29:00 PM
When, if ever, did you check &/or perform a firmware upgrade on the router??

It's only about two weeks old and it updates itself, which was about 2 days ago.
Title: Re: Is this slow , fast or about normal?
Post by: LC EFA on September 02, 2010, 06:25:25 PM
An hour plus a little is about right for a 100mbit ethernet connection to send 42 gig.