Slow networking between Vista Home Premium and Windows Home Server

> Hi
> Could be Bad network cable, or loose plugs connection.
> Also try to set the TCP Receiving Window on both computers to 256960.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> news:989D62C7-5D9B-40CD-8242-A06B628A0981@microsoft.com...

> > Vista Home Premium one end, Windows Home Server the other, both fully
> > updated
> > via Windows Update (so no SP1). 100 Mbps network, full duplex.
> >
> > Both machines are 2 GB Pentium D Dual core boxes with RAIDed SATA drives.
> > Server has a RAID 5 on a 3ware controller, Vista has a RAID 1 mirror on a
> > SiS
> > controller.
> >
> > My problem is that I’m only getting about 2 Megabytes per second transfer
> > speed (approx 20 Mbps). Since these are the only boxes on the network, I’d
> > expect to be getting full speed.
> >
> > I’ve tried disabling AVG.
> > I’ve tried disabling Remote Differential Compression.
> > I’ve tried switching to half-duplex.
> > I’ve tried disabling TCP autotune and rss.
> > I’ve tried disabling TCPA on the server.
> > I’ve applied the KB947773 hotfix (updated tcpip.sys) which improved the
> > transfer speed to 3 MB /sec
> > I’ve tried turning off thumbnails. That reduced the transfer speed to 2 MB
> > /
> > sec!
> > I’ve tried tweaking HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> > NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\Network ThrottlingIndex
> > I've tried changing the network switch into which they're both plugged.
> >
> > Anyone got the answer?
> >
> > --
> >
> > qts
> >

>
>

> Thanks.
>
> Cables are all checked: and it worked fine when I had an XP workstation
> with
> a W2000 server.
>
> How do I set the TCP Receiving Window? The Vista box's NIC (SiS) has a
> Receive buffer setting in Properties with a max of 1024, but there's no
> such
> or similar setting on the Home Server (Intel NIC), and there's nothing
> similar visible in the TCP driver entry in the registry - unless I've
> missed
> it.
>
>
> --
>
> qts (MCPs: NT, NT Server, NT Enterprise, XP, Windows Server 2003)
>
>
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>

>> Hi
>> Could be Bad network cable, or loose plugs connection.
>> Also try to set the TCP Receiving Window on both computers to 256960.
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:989D62C7-5D9B-40CD-8242-A06B628A0981@microsoft.com...

>> > Vista Home Premium one end, Windows Home Server the other, both fully
>> > updated
>> > via Windows Update (so no SP1). 100 Mbps network, full duplex.
>> >
>> > Both machines are 2 GB Pentium D Dual core boxes with RAIDed SATA
>> > drives.
>> > Server has a RAID 5 on a 3ware controller, Vista has a RAID 1 mirror on
>> > a
>> > SiS
>> > controller.
>> >
>> > My problem is that I’m only getting about 2 Megabytes per second
>> > transfer
>> > speed (approx 20 Mbps). Since these are the only boxes on the network,
>> > I’d
>> > expect to be getting full speed.
>> >
>> > I’ve tried disabling AVG.
>> > I’ve tried disabling Remote Differential Compression.
>> > I’ve tried switching to half-duplex.
>> > I’ve tried disabling TCP autotune and rss.
>> > I’ve tried disabling TCPA on the server.
>> > I’ve applied the KB947773 hotfix (updated tcpip.sys) which improved the
>> > transfer speed to 3 MB /sec
>> > I’ve tried turning off thumbnails. That reduced the transfer speed to 2
>> > MB
>> > /
>> > sec!
>> > I’ve tried tweaking HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>> > NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\Network ThrottlingIndex
>> > I've tried changing the network switch into which they're both plugged.
>> >
>> > Anyone got the answer?
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > qts
>> >

>>
>>

> Hi
> Try this one it works in Vista, and Windows 2003. I applied it to my WHS and
> it seems to work, but I did not have time to evaluate the overall outcome.
> So YMMV on WHS.
> TCP Optimizer - http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> news:30723F49-CA68-4E8A-A501-03DFB6DA902A@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks.
> >
> > Cables are all checked: and it worked fine when I had an XP workstation
> > with
> > a W2000 server.
> >
> > How do I set the TCP Receiving Window? The Vista box's NIC (SiS) has a
> > Receive buffer setting in Properties with a max of 1024, but there's no
> > such
> > or similar setting on the Home Server (Intel NIC), and there's nothing
> > similar visible in the TCP driver entry in the registry - unless I've
> > missed
> > it.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > qts (MCPs: NT, NT Server, NT Enterprise, XP, Windows Server 2003)
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> >

> >> Hi
> >> Could be Bad network cable, or loose plugs connection.
> >> Also try to set the TCP Receiving Window on both computers to 256960.
> >> Jack (MVP-Networking).
> >>
> >> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:989D62C7-5D9B-40CD-8242-A06B628A0981@microsoft.com...
> >> > Vista Home Premium one end, Windows Home Server the other, both fully
> >> > updated
> >> > via Windows Update (so no SP1). 100 Mbps network, full duplex.
> >> >
> >> > Both machines are 2 GB Pentium D Dual core boxes with RAIDed SATA
> >> > drives.
> >> > Server has a RAID 5 on a 3ware controller, Vista has a RAID 1 mirror on
> >> > a
> >> > SiS
> >> > controller.
> >> >
> >> > My problem is that I’m only getting about 2 Megabytes per second
> >> > transfer
> >> > speed (approx 20 Mbps). Since these are the only boxes on the network,
> >> > I’d
> >> > expect to be getting full speed.
> >> >
> >> > I’ve tried disabling AVG.
> >> > I’ve tried disabling Remote Differential Compression.
> >> > I’ve tried switching to half-duplex.
> >> > I’ve tried disabling TCP autotune and rss.
> >> > I’ve tried disabling TCPA on the server.
> >> > I’ve applied the KB947773 hotfix (updated tcpip.sys) which improved the
> >> > transfer speed to 3 MB /sec
> >> > I’ve tried turning off thumbnails. That reduced the transfer speed to 2
> >> > MB
> >> > /
> >> > sec!
> >> > I’ve tried tweaking HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\Network ThrottlingIndex
> >> > I've tried changing the network switch into which they're both plugged.
> >> >
> >> > Anyone got the answer?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > qts
> >> >
> >>
> >>

>
>

> Against my better judgement - given the recent press - I installed SP1 and
> the speed has increased to 7 MB / sec. This is better but still not good. I
> should be getting 10+.
>
>
> --
>
> qts
>
>
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>

> > Hi
> > Try this one it works in Vista, and Windows 2003. I applied it to my WHS and
> > it seems to work, but I did not have time to evaluate the overall outcome.
> > So YMMV on WHS.
> > TCP Optimizer - http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> >
> > "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:30723F49-CA68-4E8A-A501-03DFB6DA902A@microsoft.com...

> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Cables are all checked: and it worked fine when I had an XP workstation
> > > with
> > > a W2000 server.
> > >
> > > How do I set the TCP Receiving Window? The Vista box's NIC (SiS) has a
> > > Receive buffer setting in Properties with a max of 1024, but there's no
> > > such
> > > or similar setting on the Home Server (Intel NIC), and there's nothing
> > > similar visible in the TCP driver entry in the registry - unless I've
> > > missed
> > > it.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > qts (MCPs: NT, NT Server, NT Enterprise, XP, Windows Server 2003)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi
> > >> Could be Bad network cable, or loose plugs connection.
> > >> Also try to set the TCP Receiving Window on both computers to 256960.
> > >> Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > >>
> > >> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> > >> news:989D62C7-5D9B-40CD-8242-A06B628A0981@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Vista Home Premium one end, Windows Home Server the other, both fully
> > >> > updated
> > >> > via Windows Update (so no SP1). 100 Mbps network, full duplex.
> > >> >
> > >> > Both machines are 2 GB Pentium D Dual core boxes with RAIDed SATA
> > >> > drives.
> > >> > Server has a RAID 5 on a 3ware controller, Vista has a RAID 1 mirror on
> > >> > a
> > >> > SiS
> > >> > controller.
> > >> >
> > >> > My problem is that I’m only getting about 2 Megabytes per second
> > >> > transfer
> > >> > speed (approx 20 Mbps). Since these are the only boxes on the network,
> > >> > I’d
> > >> > expect to be getting full speed.
> > >> >
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling AVG.
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling Remote Differential Compression.
> > >> > I’ve tried switching to half-duplex.
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling TCP autotune and rss.
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling TCPA on the server.
> > >> > I’ve applied the KB947773 hotfix (updated tcpip.sys) which improved the
> > >> > transfer speed to 3 MB /sec
> > >> > I’ve tried turning off thumbnails. That reduced the transfer speed to 2
> > >> > MB
> > >> > /
> > >> > sec!
> > >> > I’ve tried tweaking HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> > >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\Network ThrottlingIndex
> > >> > I've tried changing the network switch into which they're both plugged.
> > >> >
> > >> > Anyone got the answer?
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> >
> > >> > qts
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>

> >
> >

> Against my better judgement - given the recent press - I installed SP1 and
> the speed has increased to 7 MB / sec. This is better but still not good. I
> should be getting 10+.
>
>
> --
>
> qts
>
>
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>

> > Hi
> > Try this one it works in Vista, and Windows 2003. I applied it to my WHS and
> > it seems to work, but I did not have time to evaluate the overall outcome.
> > So YMMV on WHS.
> > TCP Optimizer - http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> >
> > "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:30723F49-CA68-4E8A-A501-03DFB6DA902A@microsoft.com...

> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Cables are all checked: and it worked fine when I had an XP workstation
> > > with
> > > a W2000 server.
> > >
> > > How do I set the TCP Receiving Window? The Vista box's NIC (SiS) has a
> > > Receive buffer setting in Properties with a max of 1024, but there's no
> > > such
> > > or similar setting on the Home Server (Intel NIC), and there's nothing
> > > similar visible in the TCP driver entry in the registry - unless I've
> > > missed
> > > it.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > qts (MCPs: NT, NT Server, NT Enterprise, XP, Windows Server 2003)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi
> > >> Could be Bad network cable, or loose plugs connection.
> > >> Also try to set the TCP Receiving Window on both computers to 256960.
> > >> Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > >>
> > >> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> > >> news:989D62C7-5D9B-40CD-8242-A06B628A0981@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Vista Home Premium one end, Windows Home Server the other, both fully
> > >> > updated
> > >> > via Windows Update (so no SP1). 100 Mbps network, full duplex.
> > >> >
> > >> > Both machines are 2 GB Pentium D Dual core boxes with RAIDed SATA
> > >> > drives.
> > >> > Server has a RAID 5 on a 3ware controller, Vista has a RAID 1 mirror on
> > >> > a
> > >> > SiS
> > >> > controller.
> > >> >
> > >> > My problem is that I’m only getting about 2 Megabytes per second
> > >> > transfer
> > >> > speed (approx 20 Mbps). Since these are the only boxes on the network,
> > >> > I’d
> > >> > expect to be getting full speed.
> > >> >
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling AVG.
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling Remote Differential Compression.
> > >> > I’ve tried switching to half-duplex.
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling TCP autotune and rss.
> > >> > I’ve tried disabling TCPA on the server.
> > >> > I’ve applied the KB947773 hotfix (updated tcpip.sys) which improved the
> > >> > transfer speed to 3 MB /sec
> > >> > I’ve tried turning off thumbnails. That reduced the transfer speed to 2
> > >> > MB
> > >> > /
> > >> > sec!
> > >> > I’ve tried tweaking HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> > >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\Network ThrottlingIndex
> > >> > I've tried changing the network switch into which they're both plugged.
> > >> >
> > >> > Anyone got the answer?
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> >
> > >> > qts
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>

> >
> >

> Oh dear. I'm now trying a more intensive test, and the data transfer rate has
> gone down to 4 MB /sec.
> --
>
> qts
>
>
>
> "Quentin" wrote:
>

> > Against my better judgement - given the recent press - I installed SP1 and
> > the speed has increased to 7 MB / sec. This is better but still not good. I
> > should be getting 10+.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > qts
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> >

> > > Hi
> > > Try this one it works in Vista, and Windows 2003. I applied it to my WHS and
> > > it seems to work, but I did not have time to evaluate the overall outcome.
> > > So YMMV on WHS.
> > > TCP Optimizer - http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
> > > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > >
> > > "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> > > news:30723F49-CA68-4E8A-A501-03DFB6DA902A@microsoft.com...
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Cables are all checked: and it worked fine when I had an XP workstation
> > > > with
> > > > a W2000 server.
> > > >
> > > > How do I set the TCP Receiving Window? The Vista box's NIC (SiS) has a
> > > > Receive buffer setting in Properties with a max of 1024, but there's no
> > > > such
> > > > or similar setting on the Home Server (Intel NIC), and there's nothing
> > > > similar visible in the TCP driver entry in the registry - unless I've
> > > > missed
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > qts (MCPs: NT, NT Server, NT Enterprise, XP, Windows Server 2003)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi
> > > >> Could be Bad network cable, or loose plugs connection.
> > > >> Also try to set the TCP Receiving Window on both computers to 256960.
> > > >> Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > > >>
> > > >> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message
> > > >> news:989D62C7-5D9B-40CD-8242-A06B628A0981@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Vista Home Premium one end, Windows Home Server the other, both fully
> > > >> > updated
> > > >> > via Windows Update (so no SP1). 100 Mbps network, full duplex.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Both machines are 2 GB Pentium D Dual core boxes with RAIDed SATA
> > > >> > drives.
> > > >> > Server has a RAID 5 on a 3ware controller, Vista has a RAID 1 mirror on
> > > >> > a
> > > >> > SiS
> > > >> > controller.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > My problem is that I’m only getting about 2 Megabytes per second
> > > >> > transfer
> > > >> > speed (approx 20 Mbps). Since these are the only boxes on the network,
> > > >> > I’d
> > > >> > expect to be getting full speed.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > I’ve tried disabling AVG.
> > > >> > I’ve tried disabling Remote Differential Compression.
> > > >> > I’ve tried switching to half-duplex.
> > > >> > I’ve tried disabling TCP autotune and rss.
> > > >> > I’ve tried disabling TCPA on the server.
> > > >> > I’ve applied the KB947773 hotfix (updated tcpip.sys) which improved the
> > > >> > transfer speed to 3 MB /sec
> > > >> > I’ve tried turning off thumbnails. That reduced the transfer speed to 2
> > > >> > MB
> > > >> > /
> > > >> > sec!
> > > >> > I’ve tried tweaking HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> > > >> > NT\CurrentVersion\Multimedia\SystemProfile\Network ThrottlingIndex
> > > >> > I've tried changing the network switch into which they're both plugged.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Anyone got the answer?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > --
> > > >> >
> > > >> > qts
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >