I have a 1gb LAN, computer is hardwired to router (as is the MBL). Transfer speed is only 5.6 mb/sec. What’s up with this? I should be geting much better. Any help?
Win 7 16 bit
(telling me 3 hours for 60 gb) windows copy
Sorry, I only have a 100mb LAN, not 1 gb. What transfer speeds should I expect? I’ve tried to research this and keep seeing WebDAV, but the links to the threads don’t work. I don’t know what WebDAV is, or if it can help.
If you have only a 100m LAN, the most you’ll ever get is 11 MB (megabytes) per second.
You need to be careful with abbreviations. In your OP, you said you’re only getting 5.6mb/s. Is that 5.6 megaBITS per second, or megaBYTES per second?
And are all devices WIRED, or is your PC wireless?
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100 mb/s ethernet is what I have on one of my computers. Didn’t know it until I tried to dowload 50 GB of stuff. 100mb/s = 12.5 MB/s. Actually the whole divide by 1024 or 1000 and other nomenclature, I’m sure I’m wrong because I always have to look it up and M$oft shows MB/s in the transfer speeds, so this is close enough: just divide by 8 for this level of conversation. 12.5 MB/s is the theoretical limit. 20% overhead, plus duplex settings and M$ overhead = 5-6 MB/s, which is all you will be able to get.
