Ah, one of the many nicknames of Windows Explorer: Exploder Exploiter Expunger Extractor etc...
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Mailed2TheWall [mailto:mailed2thew...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:02:47 -0800 Subject: Re: file copy strangeness > Windows "Exploder"? > Sounds like something Shook would use. ;-P > > > > On Mar 5, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Kim Longenbaugh > > <k...@colonialsavings.com> wrote: > >> The problem is that copying the file is taking up to 30 minutes using > >> Windows Exploder. > >> The odd thing is, if we transfer a file TO the workstation > >> from the network, it goes extremely fast. > > > > Try the copy with ROBOCOPY to see if the problem is just with > > Explorer. > > > > Try temporarily disabling anti-virus, firewall, etc., to see if the > > trouble goes away. > > > > Make sure you've checked the Ethernet parameters at all points (all > > switch ports, and each end point). Be aware that if one end is set to > > "auto" and the other end is set to a fixed value, bad things will > > happen. Make sure you're checking speed, duplex, *and* flow control. > > > > Check TCP window scaling on each end point. > > > > Are both end points plugged into the same switch? If not, can you > > temporarily move them to the same switch? It could be a switch > > running out of buffers, or something else like that. > > > > If all else fails, use a packet sniffer. > > > > -- Ben > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
