We have a user that RDP's to one of our servers. He needs to copy a file
that is on the server to his computer. The file size is about 40 megs. It
takes around 2 hours to copy this file to his computer.



Is there a way to spend this up?

On Thu, 27 May 2010 13:04:46 -0700, John
<John@newsgroup> wrote:

>We have a user that RDP's to one of our servers. He needs to copy a file
>that is on the server to his computer. The file size is about 40 megs. It
>takes around 2 hours to copy this file to his computer.
>
>Is there a way to spend this up?

what is the ethernet speed of the ports on both servers? We have a
problem (not this slow, though) on one server that we have to use the
iLO port to access (island network). The iLO port is like 10mb, and
it takes 40 mins to upload 70m file.

Network speed and network activity, CPU utilization on both units and
disk speed will also have an effect on the copy

Mike

On Fri, 28 May 2010 08:52:01 -0700, John
<John@newsgroup> wrote:

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>our connection to the Internet is 12meg, the nic on the server is 1 gig.
>the user’s computer nic is 100meg and he has T-1 speed at his location.
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>The file copy is going through the Internet, not local
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>"Special Access" wrote:
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>> On Thu, 27 May 2010 13:04:46 -0700, John
>> <John@newsgroup> wrote:
>>

>> >We have a user that RDP's to one of our servers. He needs to copy a file
>> >that is on the server to his computer. The file size is about 40 megs. It
>> >takes around 2 hours to copy this file to his computer.
>> >
>> >Is there a way to spend this up?

>>
>> what is the ethernet speed of the ports on both servers? We have a
>> problem (not this slow, though) on one server that we have to use the
>> iLO port to access (island network). The iLO port is like 10mb, and
>> it takes 40 mins to upload 70m file.
>>
>> Network speed and network activity, CPU utilization on both units and
>> disk speed will also have an effect on the copy
>>
>> Mike
>> .
>>

using the internet add another layer of total complication. you can't
always tell how the packets are being routed, there may be dead
routers, black-hole routers, collissions and dropped packets... all of
which cause a retrans of the missing packet.

The limiter appears to be the internet, it's the slowest speed at 12m.
The internet router at the remote location has to drop the speed from
the 1g to 10m (server to internet) then it has to cross the "great
cloud of routers" <g> to get to you, any one (or more) of which could
be causing trouble.
Have you tested for max packet size and fragmentation on the link? Or
tried cutting the file into smaller pieces to see if it runs any
faster with smaller chunks?

Mike