Guest John Orion Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 I am having a problem when transferring files with Windows XP SP2. I run an http server on my windows box and when someone tries to download a file they get a speed of 30-60KB/s. This is ridiculous! I set up an http server on my Linux box and when someone downloads from that box they get 215+KB/s. What is wrong with Windows? Is this some sort of block to make people buy their even worse product Vista? I am really annoyed. I can't seem to find any information on this issue. I have disabled my firewall and antivirus to make sure they weren't effecting the speed and as I figured... they weren't. It rests all on Windows XP. Has anyone figured out how to bypass Windows block on upload speed. Is there a hack for the poor programming or do I have to format this box and put Linux on it too? I am running Windows XP Professional with SP2 and all the latest updates with an Apache/2.0.44 (Win32) mod_perl/1.99_08 Perl/v5.8.8 DAV/2 Server. I would really like to get this issue resolved. I would prefer not to run Linux with Windows 2000 Advanced Server running on a VM so I can run some of the programs that aren't written for Linux. Just a note. This problem exists on ftp uploads also but it doesn't seem to effect P2P like most of the previous Windoze problems. Maybe if I can get this problem fixed I won't feel as compelled to bad mouth Windows but I'm very angry at this very moment. If anyone can help me to get the full use of my bandwidth it would be much appreciated. John Orion
Guest Chuck [MVP] Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: Why does windows throttle upload bandwidth? On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:18:35 -0400, "John Orion" <orionstoy@-no-spam-.hotmail.com> wrote: >I am having a problem when transferring files with Windows XP SP2. I run an >http server on my windows box and when someone tries to download a file they >get a speed of 30-60KB/s. This is ridiculous! I set up an http server on my >Linux box and when someone downloads from that box they get 215+KB/s. What >is wrong with Windows? Is this some sort of block to make people buy their >even worse product Vista? I am really annoyed. I can't seem to find any >information on this issue. > > > >I have disabled my firewall and antivirus to make sure they weren't >effecting the speed and as I figured... they weren't. It rests all on >Windows XP. Has anyone figured out how to bypass Windows block on upload >speed. Is there a hack for the poor programming or do I have to format this >box and put Linux on it too? > > > >I am running Windows XP Professional with SP2 and all the latest updates >with an Apache/2.0.44 (Win32) mod_perl/1.99_08 Perl/v5.8.8 DAV/2 Server. I >would really like to get this issue resolved. I would prefer not to run >Linux with Windows 2000 Advanced Server running on a VM so I can run some of >the programs that aren't written for Linux. > > > >Just a note. This problem exists on ftp uploads also but it doesn't seem to >effect P2P like most of the previous Windoze problems. > > > >Maybe if I can get this problem fixed I won't feel as compelled to bad mouth >Windows but I'm very angry at this very moment. > > > >If anyone can help me to get the full use of my bandwidth it would be much >appreciated. > > > >John Orion John, If anything is throttling your upload speed (ability to serve content), it's probably your Internet service. If you have either ADSL or Cable broadband, of which RoadRunner is one, you have asynchronous bandwidth. 30 - 60 KB is probably saturating your uplink. Be careful! Check the RR TOS. Running a server may get you bounced. Most residential service is sized for downlink speed, you have an uplink simply to enable you to send downlink requests to legit servers on the Internet. If you want to explore this in detail, the DSL Reports Networking forum is great. They have good range (breadth and depth) of expertise there, and are well moderated. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/sharing -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org.
Guest John Orion Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Re: Why does windows throttle upload bandwidth? Thanks for the reply but that doesn't explain why in Linux I can transfer at 200K and in windows I can only transfer at 30-60K ... There is something wrong with Windows because Linux allows me to use my full bandwidth. I have gone though everything I could find on RR's TOS and actually do not see anything about running servers on it so I don't feel I am in any violation. In fact, the service was recently changed over to RR from another company and I was surprised to find that RR doesn't block the use of port 80 as my other ISP did. The only thing that was mentioned, that I saw, dealt with the use of improperly configured WinGate or other Proxy servers. Thanks for the warning but I'm very careful and run a very secure server. Besides, my server is mainly used for sharing news, transferring files to a small number of friends and family and for furthering my own knowledge so I'm not really taxing the ISP with any more bandwidth usage than someone who uses P2P or even MSN messenger to send files. Anyway, I am still looking for a way to solve this "Windows XP" throttling problem. "Chuck [MVP]" <none@example.net> wrote in message > If anything is throttling your upload speed (ability to serve content), it's > probably your Internet service. If you have either ADSL or Cable > broadband, of > which RoadRunner is one, you have asynchronous bandwidth. 30 - 60 KB is > probably saturating your uplink. > > Be careful! Check the RR TOS. Running a server may get you bounced. > Most > residential service is sized for downlink speed, you have an uplink simply > to > enable you to send downlink requests to legit servers on the Internet. > > If you want to explore this in detail, the DSL Reports Networking forum is > great. They have good range (breadth and depth) of expertise there, and > are > well moderated. > http://www.dslreports.com/forum/sharing > > -- > Cheers, > Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking] > http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ > Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. > My email is AT DOT > actual address pchuck mvps org.
Guest smlunatick Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: Why does windows throttle upload bandwidth? On Sep 28, 4:16 pm, "John Orion" <orions...@-no-spam-.hotmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the reply but that doesn't explain why in Linux I can transfer at > 200K and in windows I can only transfer at 30-60K ... There is something > wrong with Windows because Linux allows me to use my full bandwidth. > > I have gone though everything I could find on RR's TOS and actually do not > see anything about running servers on it so I don't feel I am in any > violation. In fact, the service was recently changed over to RR from another > company and I was surprised to find that RR doesn't block the use of port 80 > as my other ISP did. The only thing that was mentioned, that I saw, dealt > with the use of improperly configured WinGate or other Proxy servers. > > Thanks for the warning but I'm very careful and run a very secure server. > Besides, my server is mainly used for sharing news, transferring files to a > small number of friends and family and for furthering my own knowledge so > I'm not really taxing the ISP with any more bandwidth usage than someone who > uses P2P or even MSN messenger to send files. > > Anyway, I am still looking for a way to solve this "Windows XP" throttling > problem. > > "Chuck [MVP]" <n...@example.net> wrote in message > If anything is > > throttling your upload speed (ability to serve content), it's > > > > > probably your Internet service. If you have either ADSL or Cable > > broadband, of > > which RoadRunner is one, you have asynchronous bandwidth. 30 - 60 KB is > > probably saturating your uplink. > > > Be careful! Check the RR TOS. Running a server may get you bounced. > > Most > > residential service is sized for downlink speed, you have an uplink simply > > to > > enable you to send downlink requests to legit servers on the Internet. > > > If you want to explore this in detail, the DSL Reports Networking forum is > > great. They have good range (breadth and depth) of expertise there, and > > are > > well moderated. > >http://www.dslreports.com/forum/sharing > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking] > >http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ > > Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. > > My email is AT DOT > > actual address pchuck mvps org.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Several factors can make Windows "slowdown" the transfer speeds. The first one is "anti-virus" which you "state" you have turned off. You need to know tha several anti-virus software do not completely turn itself off (Norton and McAfee can still be active.) You should also check: - QoS service in "Networking" configuration. Unless you have a QoS enabled router, this can cause slowdowns. It does not seem to "appear" in Linux. - router configurations -- Spywares
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