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RW99 · 01-16-2016, 04:56 PM

A little bump instead of starting a new thread. I have a home networking issue that I'm trying to sort out. I'm trying to move files from one computer to another and the best speed I'm getting is 6 mb/s. For anything 2GB or more I dont bother and just use a USB3 drive and manually walk it over to the 2nd PC. I'm looking to confirm what is limiting my transfer speed. One PC is Win 7 that has an Ethernet connection and the other PC is Win 8 with Powerline. They both connect to my standard Shaw modem, Cisco DCP 3825.

Is my issue most likely the Shaw modem? Do I buy my own router and bridge them? I'm also considering hooking up my older Synology NAS DS213, but I dont want to spend money on a new NAS HDD and router if it is something else that is slowing me down. Any thoughts?

01-16-2016, 04:56 PM	#7
RW99 First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 103 104END 106 109 111 117 122 202 203 207 208 216 217 219 221 222 224 225 313 317 HC G Exp:	A little bump instead of starting a new thread. I have a home networking issue that I'm trying to sort out. I'm trying to move files from one computer to another and the best speed I'm getting is 6 mb/s. For anything 2GB or more I dont bother and just use a USB3 drive and manually walk it over to the 2nd PC. I'm looking to confirm what is limiting my transfer speed. One PC is Win 7 that has an Ethernet connection and the other PC is Win 8 with Powerline. They both connect to my standard Shaw modem, Cisco DCP 3825. Is my issue most likely the Shaw modem? Do I buy my own router and bridge them? I'm also considering hooking up my older Synology NAS DS213, but I dont want to spend money on a new NAS HDD and router if it is something else that is slowing me down. Any thoughts? Last edited by RW99; 01-16-2016 at 04:58 PM.