FTP file transfer not as fast as it should be

[xbonez]

I have my laptop and my desktop connected via Ethernet cable to my wireless router, and use Filezilla to set up a FTP server on my laptop to move files from it to the desktop.

The problem is, my transfers max out at about 1MBps. Since both computers are wired to the same router, should I not be getting much faster speeds?

At 1MBps I'm neither anywhere close to the disk read/write, nor am I saturating the ethernet cable's bandwidth.

Both PCs are running Win 7 Ultimate x64.

 

[newtekie1]

There is too much overhead with FTP, it rarely efficiently uses a direct ethernet connection.

Try using a network file transfer instead of FTP. If both computers are on the same private network, there is no reason for FTP.

 

[xbonez]

Thanks. I'll try that out. Any particular good softwares for that?

 

[newtekie1]

It is built into Windows.

 

[Maelstrom]

Make sure sharing is enabled on both computers (you can turn it on by going to the network and sharing center if you are using windows 7)

 

[xbonez]

Yeah...i'm having a funny problem though. Both PCs are connected to the same router, yet both are showing to be connected to different networks. I can ping each other, but becaue they are on different networks, I can't connect to the same homegroup

 

[Maelstrom]

Just connect them together with an ethernet cable, you don't need a router.

 

[xbonez]

I don't wanna lose internet connection though on my desktop.

But my desktop has two ethernet ports. Let me try a direct connect using the second port.

 

[newtekie1]

Yeah...i'm having a funny problem though. Both PCs are connected to the same router, yet both are showing to be connected to different networks. I can ping each other, but becaue they are on different networks, I can't connect to the same homegroup

It is because they are set to different workgroups, most likely, and you might have to reselect the network type on both and set it to Work Network.