Configuration issue? Are you saying that 42% network utilization is still too low? Or are you saying you think the problem WAS a configuration issue and everything is fine now.
Just for anyone else experiencing this problem, I went out and bought a Linksys EG1032 and it solved all my problems! The problem was that hunk of junk Netgear! Just by replacing the card my copy TO the file server jumped from 8% to 28% with both on Windows XP Pro. In addition to that I...
I have set it to dedicated 1000mbps full duplex on both adapters...one interesting thing I just found...everything I have posted till now for my gaming computer has been on 32 bit windows. I just booted into 64bit windows and my receive speed topped out at 30% this time instead of 18% in 32 bit...
I checked that after MCrusty asked that and the transfer modes are as follows
60Gig Maxtor System Drive - "Ultra DMA 6 - Ultra133"
200Gig WD Storage Drive - "Ultra DMA 5 - Ultra100"
320Gig WD Storage SATA - Driver info says DMA 5
PIO mode is an option on the list but it is not selected...
My system drive is in Ultra DMA 6 Ultra 133 and my 200 gig PATA is in Ultra DMA5 - Ultra 100....what is PIO mode? My 320 Gig drive is a SATA drive which is apparently also in Ultra DMA mode 5 according to the driver screen. Also my gaming computer CPU usage goes to 30-45% CPU usage which varies...
What about the PCI NIC? I have seen a more expensive 3Com PCI NIC that touted a "128K Deep packet buffering" which would mean 128k of onboard memory...it sounds like to me this Netgear thing in here is a piece of junk. Its supposed to "offload" the packet management away from the CPU but I still...
I have an odd problem which hopefully some one can provide some answers for. I just recently went gigabit and was stupid and didn't thoroughly research hardware like I usually do and now that I am not seeing the gigabit performance jump I was expecting all the talk of jumbo frames and all the...
I have an odd problem which hopefully some one can provide some answers for. I just recently went gigabit and was stupid and didn't thoroughly research hardware like I usually do and now that I am not seeing the gigabit performance jump I was expecting all the talk of jumbo frames and all the...
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