Slow speed on 2900

People,

Why is it that if I transfer files from either of my pcs to the other, via either of my 2900 series switches, I only seem to get 10Mbps speed?

Both pcs have 100Mbps adaptors, they both say they are connected at 100. I have tried the switch ports on auto, as well as setting them to full duplex and 100.

I'm sure I've missed something simple...

Thanks

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wildfire

Are you sure the transfer isnt happening at around 10MB/s which is different to 10Mb/s

1B=8b's

This is why for example if you have a 1Mb xDSL connection files only download at around about 90-120KB/s (there are overheads in there too) The windows file download Quotes in Bytes all the connection speeds are quotes in Bits.

Personally I think its all a bit of a marketing ploy!

duncnz

Yeah, I know what you are saying, but when it takes about a minute to transfer a 30MByte file (less than 5Mbits/sec by my calculations), something can't be right. If I transfer the same file via my US robotics router, it takes just a few seconds.