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I notice a big slowdown in my Internet connection speed when I'm using

my network connection. For example, while browsing the web I'm

listening to some MP3s in iTunes that are stored on my external

network hard drive. As soon as I close down iTunes and the music

stops my Internet connection speeds up. How can I force the network

connection to use just that and not my Internet connection?



I'm running Vista Ultimate. I'm connection to a wireless Internet

connection that is plugged into another computer. Let me know what

other details you need to help me answer the question.



Kol


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"Krazy" <kolint@gmail.com>wrote in message



How is your "external network HDD" connected to your machine?



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On Mar 18, 1:08 pm, "Gordon" <gbpli...@gmail.com.invalid>wrote:

Via a network cable.

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"Krazy" <kolint@gmail.com>wrote in message



You motherboards most probably already have onboard gigabit ethernet

adaptors. If not, you will need to buy one for each computer. It is

probably your switch, which is causing the network to not run at gigabit

speeds. This is very likely if you are using a switch built into a router.

Get a gigabit switch.



Can you make a diagram of your network?



ss.





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On Mar 18, 2:04 pm, "Synapse Syndrome" <syna...@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk>

wrote:

I'm using the onboard already. By switch do you mean something on the

m'board?



Out of interest I tried a few things. More detail below but basically

copying from network to local was at 5.75Mb/sec. Testing Internet

speed during copying files and after yeielded matching results but the

download speed visibly dropped while I was playing MP3s, located on

the external drive, in iTunes.



My network is as follows: We're on a ADSL line with Freedom2Surf.

One computer is network cabled into a wireless 54Mbps+ router and I'm

in another room wireless connecting to that router (signal is

generally Fair to Good - 162-216Mbps). My external HD is on a

ethernet cable plugged into this computer (1Gbps).





Details:

I tried copying files from network drive to local drive. It was a

selection of my photography (some small some vary large files), the

speed started off at 6Mb/sec, copying 4.73Gb in about 12mins. Sounds

very slow to me? It got slower, dropping to 5.55Mb/sec then 5.3Mb/sec

but finished at about 5.5Mb/sec



I also ran a speed test 3 times while copying, results were

2124/1537/1700kps down and 372/371/364kps up. Again slower than

predicted as I'm supposed to have am 8Mb connection but that's what we

expect. :-(.



I then ran it again after copying was complete and got

1865/1939/1646kps down and 371/370/366Kps up. So I'm going to say now

change.



Last, I tried the tests while playing music in ITunes (the MP3s being

on the external networked drive). Results where 1144/976/1242kps down

and 366/361/361kpbs up. A visible decrease in download rates

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"Krazy" <kolint@gmail.com>wrote in message



Don't worry about it.



There is no way that I can see where any improvements can be made without an

accurate diagram of the connections, and you may not even be able to make

one anyway. I'm not sure is the Vista Network Map will be adequate.



A switch is like an intelligent hub, that your wired connections are

probably all connected to. Most likely it will be built into your router.

Replacing this with a gigabit speed switch can improve your LAN speeds,

depending on how everything is connected. It won't do anything for your

wireless connection, unless your wireless access point also goes through

this switch.



ss.







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Krazy;651096 Wrote:

Just at a guess though, I'd say the problem lies with your networ

setup, more specifically the wireless part of it. Try performing a quic

test - use a long enough cable and connect your computer directly int

the same wireless router that the other computer is plugged into

basically remove wireless from the equation. Se if you get the sam

"internet slowdown" that you seem to be having when you connect vi

wireless



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