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Old 11-27-2007   #2 (permalink)
Chuck [MVP]


 
 

Re: Unable to share large files across home wireless network

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:04:01 -0800, dsweida <dsweida@xxxxxx>
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>I have four computers at home, 2 desktop and 2 laptop, all running Vista HP.
>One desktop is wired while the other 3 are wireless N. I am fairly certain
>that I have all the permissions set properly since i can share smaller files
>(<100MB) without a problem between any of the 4 computers. However, I have
>recently tried to transfer files around 800MB with no success. "Calculating
>time remaining" continues for several minutes without any data being
>transferred and usually ends with a screen saying that I should check to be
>sure I am connected to the network or that the resource on the other end is
>unavailable. Wireless signal strength is good, so I am not sure whether the
>problem is simply a Windows limitation or related to the Linksys equipment.
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
There was a recent Vista Update released, which includes WiFi stability issues.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/10/windows-vista-is-maturing.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/1...-maturing.html

Also, the RWin AutoTuning issue may be relevant here.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/autotuning-in-vista-maybe-not-ready-for.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...ready-for.html

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