Copying large files over lan

[Thatblokeiknow]

ok small update.
The system i'm sending the video from is a AMD64x2 5200 using a 100/1000 net card. The receiving system is an AMD 2600 using a 10/100 card.
Both cards are set to 10/100 full duplex.
Both are using Nortons internet security and if i try it with this turned off , no increase in speed. All computer are connected to a Linksys wrt54g which has 4 port 10/100 connections. Windows firewall is turned off because using Nortons.
Even copying the file through Dos, even though a good idea , still produced a 1% speed in the taskmanager.

Any other ideas ? this ones got me a little stumpped . about to try the "reboot" theory.

cheers for now, thanks for the suggestions.

[emul8]

Are you sending the file through the cable or over the wireless?

[EvilMunky]

Im not familiar with this ruoter - but does it light up different colours depending on what speed you connect at? ie orange for 10mbps or green for 100mbps?

And yeah - i reckon a good reboot may help your cause

[Thatblokeiknow]

The file is being sent by the cable , and no the linksys router only has the one colour led, but i've checked the router and it seems ok.

[emul8]

Would it be possible to get the two pc's closer and connect directly with the cables testing each cable individualy?

Not wanting to rian on your parrade but i have been informed on this forum in the past tht linkseys routers are not much good.

I also found this http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=32581

[Thatblokeiknow]

All sorted - i had the 100/1000 nic set to 10/100 Full Duplex but once i'd set it to auto it set itself to 10/100 and a test file of 320Mb took just over a min to send. So cheers all for your suggestions.