PC to laptop file transfer probs :(

[Storm_Force]

OK trying to transfer aload of stuff from my pc to my laptop 20gb+. Tried dragging and dropping the files but for some reason I only get a transfer rate of just under 2mb (pc is connected to router via homeplug and laptop is wireless), so I had a old cross over cable so I connected both together using it but it won't transfer over 10mb even though both lan adapters are 100mb. Please help!!!! will getting a usb to usb cable be better?

 

[Andy.]

Open up task manager (CTRL-SHIFT-ESCAPE) and click on the networking tab. What connection speed are both showing?

 

[ChrisR]

When you say it won't transfer via cross over cable at more than 10mb do you mean your transfer rate is 10 megabytes a second, or it's only connecting at 10Mbit?

Remember in networking terms 100Mb stands for 100 Megabits, which works out to a transfer rate of around 10 megabytes a second once you take the overheads into account.

 

[sbridgey]

Just plug in a normal Cat5e straight through and you will get gigabit speeds, don't worry about the cross over as your computer will automatically detect it and sort it all for you.

 

[Sargara]

As above. Just get a normal Ethernet cable and disable the Wireless and try again.

 

[ChrisR]

But if his network adapters are only 100Mb he will only see a transfer rate of about 10 meg a second regardless of how they are connected.

 

[Storm_Force]

OK pc to router is 100mb connection and laptop wireless to router is 54mb transfer rate between the two is 1mb, when I connected patch cable I get yellow ! in the connection thing in the taskbar? although it did transfer for a while but then dropped out.

 

[Storm_Force]

Ok just connected both together using ethernet cable and files are transfering at 10.4mb sec, Chris R how come it doesn't transfer at 100mb a sec? if both lan connectors are 100mb?

 

[Badgerman85]

As chris already said, 100Mb is 100 Mega bits not mega bytes, a transfer rate of 10MB/s is fairly standard on a 100Mb connection, and 2Mb is about right for a 54g transfer rate, the only way to achieve better speeds would be to uprgade to Gigabit Ethernet if both the PC and laptop support it