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slow file transfer
Name: ema128 Date: December 19, 2003 at 11:56:28 Pacific OS: win 2003 CPU/Ram: 2.7mhz 2gig ram
Comment:
I'm running on windows 2003 server. When AD is install the file transfer from a PC to the server and vise versa is really slow. I get a ping response from the server is more than 120ms. Has anyone seen this problem? Thanks in advance.
Name: compucoder Date: December 21, 2003 at 18:42:17 Pacific
Reply:
The reason it is slow is because a domain controller isnt meant to work a file server. When you promote the server to a DC the TCP ACK response time goes up alot. You'll find that any explorer copying will be slow for either push/pull. Push especially very slow. If you use xcopy from a command window you will get the performance you are used to. Here is a link to a microsoft article detailing everything
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