I have two boxes... One running XP Pro SP2 and the other W2K Pro
Current SP.

My router/switch is LinkSys WRT54G.  I am using the onboard ethernet on
the XP box and a SMC EZ 10/100 card in the W2K box.

I am trying to figure out the best/most efficient way to network these
boxes.  So far, I can share files/map drives between them but the
tranfer rates are painfully slow.  I am doing this by "sharing" the
drives in the W2K box and mapping them in the XP box (ie.
"\\box_name\c$").

Can anyone recommend the best way to network these machines so I can
achieve reasonable transfer rates?  I am pretty certain the WRT54G is a
100Mb switch.

Thanks in advance.

Bob

Anyone???


Bob wrote:
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Show quote Hide quote Diagnosing a pair of computers, doing slow transfer, is a challenge.  You could
have problems with:
1) Either computer.
2) The router.
3) The Ethernet cables.

You could have problems with:
1) Hardware.
2) Network protocols.
3) Software.

<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

Any chance that you could test with a third computer?

Does the router show you connecting at 100M full duplex?  Have you tried
different router ports / cables?

<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

What processes are running on each computer?  Have both computers been subjected
to a careful malware analysis?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/watching-what-your-computer-is-doing.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/watching-what-your-computer-is-doing.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-malware-adware-spyware.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-malware-adware-spyware.html

Look at "browstat status",  "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net
config workstation", from each computer, and diagnose protocol problems.  Read
this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download
browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

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