On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Helmut Jarausch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have no experiences in debugging a slow network. > > At home, I have a router which is connected to my telephone line via VDSL2. > I have 2 PCs one of which is connected by an ethernet cable (i.e. wired) > while the other > one uses a wireless connection which is specified as 56 Mbit/s. > > When copying data from one machine to the other one I see varying speeds > from only 0.5 Mbits/s up to > more than 20 Mbits/s. I have no idea why it is so slow some times. > There are no other wireless devices nearby. > > What tools and techniques can I use to debug this situation? > > Many thanks for a hint, > Helmut. >
Check for packet loss. This is the first and most common reason. -- Nilesh Govindrajan http://nileshgr.com
