What's the data you're transferring? Lots of small files (ie pictures) or large files (ISOs, MP4s, etc)? What's the OS of each side? The problem could be your cable as 1000BASE-T was made to work with Cat5, but Cat5 wasn't designed to work for 1000BASE-T. Regards, Mike On Feb 18, 2012, at 9:36 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > I have two computers sitting right next to each other connected via a 6 foot long piece of cat 5 I picked up at Wally World one day. They both have gigabit ethernet cards in them. Both machines recognize the connection as a gigabit connection, but I'm lucky to get half that. Most of the time I get around 40%. > > Is there anything I can do to get the connection to work a bit faster? > > thanks > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss