EDIT: After much searching (2-3 hours). I Found out, I have managed to make the connection stable within the 2 connections. However, it is slow when transfering large files. I tested it with a 3.97 GB file. My Desktop is going to copy the file from my Laptop. I can estimate how long it will take for the file to be transfered. I done the following calculation, as my link is 54 Mbps - (fifty-four megabits per second), I done the following: 54/8=6.75 MB/s 3.97GB x 1024= 4,065MB 4,065/6.75 = 602 seconds / 60 = 10 mins So the file should take 10 mins to complete, however I am looking at Windows estimated time and it was at 90 mins! Not to my discovery I found out that my connection is going up and down during the process! The speed started at 54 going to 48, 36, 18, 4, 2 and then back up again. Also the signal strength is going up and down, i.e. 4 bars to 3,2,5,1,4 etc.To many of us this is an unstable connection. However, my Laptop has a perfect connection, always at 54 Mbps, and at 5 bars signal strength. The computers are located next to eachother in the same room. The Router is approx. 50 feet away in the master bedroom. I ask how do I make an improved connection and how do I improve my speed? Thank you in advance. As much as I would love to go wired, I personaly don't like the looks of the wires all around the place.
Have a look @ the CPU usage on both machine when copying files, it can only go as fast as the hardware can cope with moving it! other than that, tough luck... wireless is best for web browsing in my opinion, never seems to be fast enough for anything else!
We setup our first file share connection the other day and although we can get 4mbps connection it takes about a minute per mb. We put it down to the fact that the Athlon XP machine has cpu usage at 100% and the sempron at 44% when transferring. So I think I would have to give the same reply as Impotence.
