I have a simple network here at home. All the machines have decent NIC in them, I use a Linksys 8 port router. TCP/IP installed in all of them. All can see the others, as I have added secure shares to them. All have been defragged and restarted.
Problem is, I try to transfer a large file (700mb movie) from one machine (MASTER) to another (SERVANT). It will transfer, but it takes 30 minutes or more. Sometimes it will transfer quicker, but usually it takes forever.
What am I doing wrong and what can I do to speed up the transfer process?
I am thinking of doing 2 things.
1) Putting a second NIC in machine(SERVANT), and find some sort of load balancing software.
2) Putting a second NIC in machine(SERVANT), and a second NIC in machine(MASTER), with a crossover cable and its own network shares.
(advice on either of these would be appreciated)
Thanx,
-R
Problem is, I try to transfer a large file (700mb movie) from one machine (MASTER) to another (SERVANT). It will transfer, but it takes 30 minutes or more. Sometimes it will transfer quicker, but usually it takes forever.
What am I doing wrong and what can I do to speed up the transfer process?
I am thinking of doing 2 things.
1) Putting a second NIC in machine(SERVANT), and find some sort of load balancing software.
2) Putting a second NIC in machine(SERVANT), and a second NIC in machine(MASTER), with a crossover cable and its own network shares.
(advice on either of these would be appreciated)
Thanx,
-R