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Off-topic: FTP Server speeds

FlyingFishFingerFlyingFishFinger Posts: 461
edited 2009-11-26 16:08 in General Discussion
Hi-
I realize this has nothing at all to do with Parallax, but I've seen all the knowledge around here and hope someone might have an idea what's going on. I've got an old P4 Dell running Windows XP, 256MBRAM, 20GB hard drive. I got it for free, so no complaints. I'm using FileZilla server to serve my 1TB drive to the network. The Desktop is plugged into my roomate's Belkin router. Problem is, transfer speeds are ridiculously slow. Internally, I don't get more than 1MB/sec either direction (everything wired) and from the internet I only get 300KB/sec or so.
The Desktop does tell me that it does not support high speed usb ports, but I thought the speedcap on that was alot higher.
We're supposed to have 12Mbps internet, Comcast cable. In the mornings we get up to 20Mbps, in the evenings as low as 1 Mbps [noparse]:([/noparse]
Transfer speeds seem the same at all times.
Any ideas why this setup is so slow?
Thanks

Rafael

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2009-11-25 21:12
    Try borrowing another router from a friend, and see if you get better speeds. I started getting really crappy speeds on my local network, and it turned out to be a router (that I was using as a switch) in the last throes of failure. I replaced it with a Cisco Systems switch, and everything is back up to speed.

    -Phil
  • FlyingFishFingerFlyingFishFinger Posts: 461
    edited 2009-11-25 21:26
    I can try my other roommate's Linksys when I get back from Thanksgiving next week.
    Actually, that would explain alot of things. Everyone in my appartment seems to get exceptionally bad speeds all the time...

    Rafael

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    You've got to play the game.
    You can't win.
    You can't break even, except on a very cold day.
    It doesn't get that cold.
    ~Laws of Thermodynamics~

    Post Edited (FlyingFishFinger) : 11/25/2009 9:36:22 PM GMT
  • IRobot2IRobot2 Posts: 164
    edited 2009-11-25 21:44
    Try making sure IPv6 is disabled on all the machines. That always seems to cause problems unless setup correctly. Also I am with Phil, changing the router may be your ticket. The last Belkin router I had I threw in the trash. That Linksys one should work nicely for you.

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  • mikedivmikediv Posts: 825
    edited 2009-11-25 23:27
    FlyingFish are you saying in the morning the internet is really fast 20meg/sec? and as the day goes on it gets slower and slower?? if that's the case is it that more people are sharing the connection later in the day? I agree its an easy thing to check router by replacing with another,
    another thing to check I have a cable modem also is when its at its slowest from your PC go to to the CMD prompt or the DOS prompt and type""" ping www.yahoo.com -t """" no quotes and tell us if you get any timeout errors and what speed shows up in the return.
    Then if its timing out and really slow unplug your cable modem and router I mean the power from both not just a reset you need to shut off power from wall outlet so just unplug them ,,wait 1 minute and do the exact same thing again and see if it is any faster after the power on reset.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2009-11-26 16:08
    Try Ubuntu Linux. Linux servers are faster than anything on Windows.

    Why so? For things like an FTP servers, Linux doesn't have to provide the overhead of a Windowed GUI - just operate in terminal mode, no GUI.

    Of course that won't help if your ADSL is not providing enough speed. Mine varies, but once I go outside of Taiwan it drops off to a snail's pace. I use a website to monitor it from time to time and it hasn't gotten any better. I pay for 512K/8Gbyte service and I get about 256K/4Gbyte service inside Taiwan.

    Try the link below.

    http://www.speedtest.net/

    In sum, there are a lot of places that can cause bottlenecks. Shutting down IP6 options is a good idea as they add another step to processing for the router, but it is just one of the items. And your ISP may want you to pay for any real improvements in bandwidth (after all, all they have to sell is bandwidth).

    If you do go to Linux, you might be able to have the FTP server also be your gateway/firewall in front of the router and eliminate all concerns about a slow router gateway.

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