Very poor networking performance in Vista...???

> One thing you might consider, since XP was working just fine for you, is to
> re-install XP on both of your machines. Then wait for about a year. By then
> Vista may have enough updates to have solved the Vista networking problems
> you have recently encountered. Vista is, after all, a new software package,
> and I am sure you have heard the words of caution about jumping onto a new
> computer program "bandwagon" too soon.
>
> "DRUAngell" <DRUAngell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:02D22CB7-0A89-47AD-A8CE-F126E9A03E56@microsoft.com...

> > I've got 2 machines, both with clean installs if Vista Ultimate. They're
> > networked via a Linksys Router. The same Linksys router I've used for the
> > past 3 years or so without any problems what-so-ever.
> >
> > I've created some networking shares between the machines and I've mapped
> > some network drives. Browsing the network devices and mapping drives
> > seems
> > to work as expected. It's transferring files over the network that is
> > seemingly horrible.
> >
> > When I try and transfer a simple 30MB file over the network onto the other
> > machine I have to sit and watch this "calculating time" thing for a good
> > 20 -
> > 30 seconds or so and then finally it'll start copying. On XP I didn't
> > have
> > that initial time to wait before it started copying. If I try and drag,
> > say,
> > 650MB over the network there's no telling how long I'll have to wait for
> > the
> > "calculate" process. Sometimes it goes rather quickly, sometimes not.
> > Many
> > times it's taken so long that I give up and try and cancel. Then I get to
> > stare at a "canceling" screen for a long time until FINALLY they'll go
> > away
> > after about 5 min or so....but no fiiles have been transfered of course
> > because I canceled it.
> >
> > I also use Dreamweaver and I'm using one of the machines as my test
> > server.
> > So in Dreamweaver I have it setup (just like I have for years) with a
> > testing
> > server on the local/network. I set the testing server to the mapped drive
> > I
> > have on the machine. With XP Pro when I had this exact same configuration
> > and would upload a file from Dreamweaver onto the test server it was
> > instant.
> > I could barely even see the trasferring window and sometimes didn't see it
> > at all.
> >
> > Now, I have to sit for a good 30 - 45 seconds or so staring at the
> > animated
> > circle. Then Dreamweaver says Not Responding and it's about that time the
> > file actually does finally transfer.
> >
> > Any information I can get on what might be causing this would be greatly
> > appreciated. It's rather aggrivating. Thanks!!!

>
>
>

> Yes, I have heard that and I've been dealing with the fact that my audio
> card, video capture card, video streaming applications, etc. don't work
> yet
> in Vista. I assumed networking was something Microsoft, as well as all
> other
> OS's out there, had pretty much gotten down by now. Anybody else out
> there
> experiencing what I am? I love Vista's new features but I may have to go
> ahead and revert back.
>
> "Papa" wrote:
>

>> One thing you might consider, since XP was working just fine for you, is
>> to
>> re-install XP on both of your machines. Then wait for about a year. By
>> then
>> Vista may have enough updates to have solved the Vista networking
>> problems
>> you have recently encountered. Vista is, after all, a new software
>> package,
>> and I am sure you have heard the words of caution about jumping onto a
>> new
>> computer program "bandwagon" too soon.
>>
>> "DRUAngell" <DRUAngell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:02D22CB7-0A89-47AD-A8CE-F126E9A03E56@microsoft.com...

>> > I've got 2 machines, both with clean installs if Vista Ultimate.
>> > They're
>> > networked via a Linksys Router. The same Linksys router I've used for
>> > the
>> > past 3 years or so without any problems what-so-ever.
>> >
>> > I've created some networking shares between the machines and I've
>> > mapped
>> > some network drives. Browsing the network devices and mapping drives
>> > seems
>> > to work as expected. It's transferring files over the network that is
>> > seemingly horrible.
>> >
>> > When I try and transfer a simple 30MB file over the network onto the
>> > other
>> > machine I have to sit and watch this "calculating time" thing for a
>> > good
>> > 20 -
>> > 30 seconds or so and then finally it'll start copying. On XP I didn't
>> > have
>> > that initial time to wait before it started copying. If I try and
>> > drag,
>> > say,
>> > 650MB over the network there's no telling how long I'll have to wait
>> > for
>> > the
>> > "calculate" process. Sometimes it goes rather quickly, sometimes not.
>> > Many
>> > times it's taken so long that I give up and try and cancel. Then I get
>> > to
>> > stare at a "canceling" screen for a long time until FINALLY they'll go
>> > away
>> > after about 5 min or so....but no fiiles have been transfered of course
>> > because I canceled it.
>> >
>> > I also use Dreamweaver and I'm using one of the machines as my test
>> > server.
>> > So in Dreamweaver I have it setup (just like I have for years) with a
>> > testing
>> > server on the local/network. I set the testing server to the mapped
>> > drive
>> > I
>> > have on the machine. With XP Pro when I had this exact same
>> > configuration
>> > and would upload a file from Dreamweaver onto the test server it was
>> > instant.
>> > I could barely even see the trasferring window and sometimes didn't see
>> > it
>> > at all.
>> >
>> > Now, I have to sit for a good 30 - 45 seconds or so staring at the
>> > animated
>> > circle. Then Dreamweaver says Not Responding and it's about that time
>> > the
>> > file actually does finally transfer.
>> >
>> > Any information I can get on what might be causing this would be
>> > greatly
>> > appreciated. It's rather aggrivating. Thanks!!!

>>
>>
>>

> I've got 2 machines, both with clean installs if Vista Ultimate. They're
> networked via a Linksys Router. The same Linksys router I've used for the
> past 3 years or so without any problems what-so-ever.
>
> I've created some networking shares between the machines and I've mapped
> some network drives. Browsing the network devices and mapping drives
> seems
> to work as expected. It's transferring files over the network that is
> seemingly horrible.
>
> When I try and transfer a simple 30MB file over the network onto the other
> machine I have to sit and watch this "calculating time" thing for a good
> 20 -
> 30 seconds or so and then finally it'll start copying. On XP I didn't
> have
> that initial time to wait before it started copying. If I try and drag,
> say,
> 650MB over the network there's no telling how long I'll have to wait for
> the
> "calculate" process. Sometimes it goes rather quickly, sometimes not.
> Many
> times it's taken so long that I give up and try and cancel. Then I get to
> stare at a "canceling" screen for a long time until FINALLY they'll go
> away
> after about 5 min or so....but no fiiles have been transfered of course
> because I canceled it.
>
> I also use Dreamweaver and I'm using one of the machines as my test
> server.
> So in Dreamweaver I have it setup (just like I have for years) with a
> testing
> server on the local/network. I set the testing server to the mapped drive
> I
> have on the machine. With XP Pro when I had this exact same configuration
> and would upload a file from Dreamweaver onto the test server it was
> instant.
> I could barely even see the trasferring window and sometimes didn't see it
> at all.
>
> Now, I have to sit for a good 30 - 45 seconds or so staring at the
> animated
> circle. Then Dreamweaver says Not Responding and it's about that time the
> file actually does finally transfer.
>
> Any information I can get on what might be causing this would be greatly
> appreciated. It's rather aggrivating. Thanks!!!