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Slow file transfer between computer in wireless home network

Zones: Wireless Technologies, Wireless Networking, Networking Hardware

Tags: transfer, slow, wireless, file, network

I have a home network setup. I have three desktops and two laptops, all connected wirelessly. Two of them have D-Link N PCI cards and the rest have G. I have a D-Link DIR-655 Wireless N Router connected to the Internet via cable modem. My Internet speed seems to be great. When I run a test, my download is around 5 MB and my upload is around 300 KB, which is fine with me.

My problem is when I transfer files between the computers it is very slow (400-700 KB/s). My router is in the middle of my house in my kitchen on top of the cabinets. My house is small and my signal strength is great. To keep this simple, I will just discuss two computers. Both have Vista and both have D-Link DWA-552 XtremeN Desktop Adapters. I have tried moving my wireless router out away from wall in my kitchen with no changes. I tried a different router (Belkin N1) but no changes (maybe a slight improvement, but not much).

I am transfering file by copying them in Windows Explorer between a mapped network drive (the C: drive on the other computer) and my local C:. I used a tool called ViceVersa Pro to transfer files and it took about the same amount of time and displayed the speed which ranged between 400 and 700 KB/s (which is where I came up with the numbers I used earlier). I used a tool called Speed Meter Pro from Network Magic and it says my utilization when transfering files is 2%.

What is going on? I have tried everything. Any tools I can use to troubleshoot or ideas?

Thanks

Doug

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Zone: Networking

Question Asked By: dougshepard

Solution Provided By: masnrock

Participating Experts: 3

Solution Grade: B

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