On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Mohamed Khaleel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I have 2 laptops and 1 PC at home running Ubuntu. All these are connected to > a wireless router for the internet usage. > When I try to copy a file from a shared folder of other laptop, the whole of > data passes through the router.
No. The router is also working as switch, i.e. it creates a logical path between the two network ports between which data is transferred (compare this with a hub, which broadcasts data packets and all systems receive it). > This affects the internet bandwidth within the network. This is probably due to a low quality router/switch. I have a similar setup at home and do not see a perceptible change in internet speeds while copying. If you are copying very large files, it would be best to use wired interfaces rather than copying over wireless (speeds will be at least 2-3x better). > Is there a way to access the shared files without necessarily going through > the router and also without affecting the internet connectivity. > Regards, > Khaleel > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > > -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
