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Windows direct cable connection speed
I've been using this for quite a while, and thought I was getting all the speed it's supposed to do. Today I just noticed that when it connects up, it says "4.0 megabits". All this time, I've been transferring files between my two machines at about 40kbytes/second, which is obviously way less than what windows is reporting the connection at. Curious, I opened up "Upgrading and Repairing PC's" to the bit about parallel ports, and it says that EPP/ECP ports are capable of up to 2 megabytes per second! Much higher than what I'm transferring at, or what windows is reporting.
So I went and checked the BIOS on both machines. The laptop was set correctly, but the desktop's port was set to SPP. Aha, I say, that's the problem. I set it to EPP/ECP and rebooted windows, thinking I was in for a major speed boost. No such luck! Same thing, reports 4 megabits, transfers at ~40kbytes per second.
So my question is, does anybody know why? What am I doing wrong here. If the ports can go at 2 megabytes per second, I obviously want them to do it!
"Manners are only needed between people, to keep their empty affairs in working order."
"The Once and Future King", T.H. White
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Are you useing a high speed parallel cable "Lap Link" or a standerd cable?
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The cable's package said it was a "Direct Cable Connection" cable. Why, do you have to use something better to get the higher speeds?
"Manners are only needed between people, to keep their empty affairs in working order."
"The Once and Future King", T.H. White
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