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Old 11-28-2007   #6 (permalink)
Chuck [MVP]


 
 

Re: Unable to share large files across home wireless network

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:36:03 -0800, dsweida <dsweida@xxxxxx>
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>"Chuck [MVP]" wrote:
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>> On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:04:01 -0800, dsweida <dsweida@xxxxxx>
>> wrote:
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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
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>> 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
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>> 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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>Thanks for the response. My computer is already fully updated, so obviously
>that isn't the issue. As far as autotuning, I attempted to disable it but
>the commands listed in the link you provided all result in "Set global
>command failed on IPv4 The requested operation requires elevation". The
>resources you linked to make it sound like autotuning might be the problem,
>so I'd like to figure out how to disable it in order to find out.
Run the command from the Vista command window, as an administrator.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/06/command-window-in-windows-vista.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2007/0...ows-vista.html

Does "fully updated" include the specific update mentioned? Very few computers
are always "fully updated".

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