slow file transfer over LAN

bigmclargehuge

I don't know why the throughput rate seems to have dropped considerably since before the release of Snow Leopard, but here's where I am at -



To send an 8meg file in iChat from one Mac Mini connected via 802.11G to the router to another Mac Mini connected to the router by an Ethernet cable takes over 5 minutes. I'd swear that transfers like this used to take less than a minute, less than 30 seconds even, but now it's a huge long time.





I mean, it's an 802.11G network, it should be running closer to 50 megs a second.



Addendum...



Using the shared drop box, the same file is estimated to take 13 minutes.



WTF?



Further addendum-enatting.



After shooting files here there and everywhere, I think it might be the airport card or the antenna to the airport card inside the Mini. It's never had really good connectivity, but when I added RAM to the thing I had a hell of a time getting it put back together and keeping the airport antenna connected. Is it possible that i broke something in the antenna?

rokcet scientist

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigMcLargehuge


Is it possible that i broke something in the antenna?

Of course it is! Why don't you open it up again to check?

Marvin

One thing to try is a computer-to-computer network. On one machine, create a network, it doesn't have to have a password. Then find that network on the other one and connect to it. Then do a drop box transfer. If that transfer goes ok, it's more likely a router issue. If not, the antenna connection could well be damaged. If it's not repairable, you do get USB wifi connectors like Belkin's - just make sure to get a Mac compatible one.