Reply
   
 slow connection to windows box via airport 
 
 
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 30-10-2007, 09:26 PM
Regular

Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
slow connection to windows box via airport
Hi guys and gals,
I am trying to copy files across from my XP box to the imac and its incredibly slow. I'm getting average speed of 100kb/s . Surely this can't be as fast is it will go.
The XP box has a d-link 802.11g wireless card in it and the imac is using its airport. Both connect back to the airport express.

edit: delete : repeated myself

Does anyone have any ideas please on what I can do to increase the speed.
__________________
When your outside, who needs windows.

Floating beetle patterns under gum trees.
swoffa is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 31-10-2007, 05:44 AM
Regular

Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
morning bump
__________________
When your outside, who needs windows.

Floating beetle patterns under gum trees.
swoffa is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 31-10-2007, 10:13 AM
Merry Pagan Sun God's day

Group: Administrators
Location: Fukuoka, Japan (originally Canberra)
Blog Entries: 4
Does the same problem occur if you're using a wired connection?
__________________
A bunch of stuff for sale here - PCI and graphics cards, mostly.
The question you're about to ask me or post in MacTalk Community is answered in the Forum Rules & FAQ.
As men, however, make little effort to exercise their intellect, or imagine that they possess knowledge before they really learn, the consequence is that they never begin to have knowledge..."— Origen in De Principiis
Currawong is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 31-10-2007, 02:29 PM
Regular

Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
Haven't tried that as I don't have long enough cables, and packing up the xp box to move it is a major pain in the #$%^. I forgot how much crap hangs off the back of that box
__________________
When your outside, who needs windows.

Floating beetle patterns under gum trees.
swoffa is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 01-11-2007, 09:59 PM
Regular

Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
bump. in hope someone can help
__________________
When your outside, who needs windows.

Floating beetle patterns under gum trees.
swoffa is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 02-11-2007, 09:59 AM
Member

Group: Registered Users
Location: Riverina NSW
I'm having a similar connection with Leopard streaming video to my XBMC. My MacPro is connected to a gigabit switch which connects to my XBoxMediaCentre over Cat5 cable. I have a folder shared (SMB) on my Mac Pro which I connect to via the XBox. The videos stream so slowly that the video stutters when watching it. The same video streams just fine when streaming from a NAS device connected to the same switch.

I'll have a go at ftp'ng into the XBox and seeing how quickly it takes to transfer files from the mac via FTP
farmboy is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 06-11-2007, 06:41 AM
Regular

Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
re bump
__________________
When your outside, who needs windows.

Floating beetle patterns under gum trees.
swoffa is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 06-11-2007, 09:27 AM
Merry Pagan Sun God's day

Group: Administrators
Location: Fukuoka, Japan (originally Canberra)
Blog Entries: 4
You need to know if it's the wireless connection or something else going wrong and the only way you'll know that is by wiring up the machines to see if that improves thing, PITA as it is.
__________________
A bunch of stuff for sale here - PCI and graphics cards, mostly.
The question you're about to ask me or post in MacTalk Community is answered in the Forum Rules & FAQ.
As men, however, make little effort to exercise their intellect, or imagine that they possess knowledge before they really learn, the consequence is that they never begin to have knowledge..."— Origen in De Principiis
Last edited by Currawong; 06-11-2007 at 09:32 AM.
Currawong is offline
Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools

 
Similar Threads
  
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Can't connect to my windows box enzoweb Mac OS X & All Software 14 30-10-2007 05:03 PM
Slow Airport Extreme danno74 Help and New Mac User Support 7 24-06-2006 08:00 PM
Yellow Box for Windows stefanlod Mac OS X & All Software 1 14-05-2006 07:14 PM
iPod slow connection USB 2.0 bel.plews iPods, iPod Accessories & Other Digital Music Players 9 30-01-2006 08:55 PM
That White Box Airport? amni Mac OS X & All Software 8 02-05-2005 06:02 PM