S1 + TurboNet = Slow Extraction?

[Zak0]

I'm having slow extraction issues with my S1 DirecTivo (Philips DSR6000) with a Turbonet card.

My old computer (an 800 Mhz Athlon with a 100 Mbit 3Com network card) used to get 1.5 - 1.7 meg/sec. My new computer (an Opteron 240 with onboard gigabit) only gets 0.7 - 0.8 meg/sec. It's plugged in to the same switch port (it's only a 100 Mbit switch if that matters) with the same patch cable, etc. It's a clean install of Windows XP Pro (was also running XPPro on the old machine).

Any suggestions for speeding up the transfers to my new machine?

-Zak

[eastwind]

I'm having slow extraction issues with my S1 DirecTivo (Philips DSR6000) with a Turbonet card.

My old computer (an 800 Mhz Athlon with a 100 Mbit 3Com network card) used to get 1.5 - 1.7 meg/sec. My new computer (an Opteron 240 with onboard gigabit) only gets 0.7 - 0.8 meg/sec. It's plugged in to the same switch port (it's only a 100 Mbit switch if that matters) with the same patch cable, etc. It's a clean install of Windows XP Pro (was also running XPPro on the old machine).

Any suggestions for speeding up the transfers to my new machine?

-Zak
Put the 3Com card in the new computer and try that. Replace the switch with one more compatible with you gigabit nic. Get a KVM switch and use the old computer to extract. Try a router instead of a switch.

ew

[falc122727]

Make sure your new computer does not have any firewall programs running.

[eastwind]

Make sure your new computer does not have any firewall programs running.
Would that slow it down or stop the transfer altogether?

ew

[eastwind]

Another thing to try is Dbl Socket Mode (if using TyTool).
ew

[newbie]

Try disabling all extra running programs (including firewall and anti-virus). Configure your network for 100 as opposed to auto. In some cases auto didn't work and you were running at 10.

[Zak0]

Put the 3Com card in the new computer and try that.I don't have the old computer any more and therefore don't have the old 100 mbit 3Com card either.Replace the switch with one more compatible with you gigabit nic.Not sure why that would matter - the gigabit NIC is successfully running at 100 Mbit according to Windows XP and transfers between my Linux laptop and the Windows machine are plenty fast.Try a router instead of a switch.No idea why this would make any difference either - this same switch worked great with the old computer too!Make sure your new computer does not have any firewall programs running.Don't know how that would make it slower, but no - the XP firewall is completely disabled and I don't have Norton, ZoneAlarm, McAfee, or any other similar thing installed on this machine.Another thing to try is Dbl Socket Mode (if using TyTool).Yes, I'm using TyTool and double-socket appears to be the default. I haven't tried NOT using double-socket mode, but I can't imagine that would make it any faster...

I have VMware on my Linux laptop. I might try running TyTool in Windows on my laptop under VMware and see if it gets faster speeds. But that certainly wouldn't be ideal since I would still need to move the files to the Opteron for editing, VOB-muxing, IFO creation, and burn-to-DVD.

Thanks for trying to help guys!
-Zak

[eastwind]

I don't have the old computer any more and therefore don't have the old 100 mbit 3Com card either.Not sure why that would matter - the gigabit NIC is successfully running at 100 Mbit according to Windows XP and transfers between my Linux laptop and the Windows machine are plenty fast.No idea why this would make any difference either - this same switch worked great with the old computer too!Don't know how that would make it slower, but no - the XP firewall is completely disabled and I don't have Norton, ZoneAlarm, McAfee, or any other similar thing installed on this machine.Yes, I'm using TyTool and double-socket appears to be the default. I haven't tried NOT using double-socket mode, but I can't imagine that would make it any faster...

I have VMware on my Linux laptop. I might try running TyTool in Windows on my laptop under VMware and see if it gets faster speeds. But that certainly wouldn't be ideal since I would still need to move the files to the Opteron for editing, VOB-muxing, IFO creation, and burn-to-DVD.

Thanks for trying to help guys!
-Zak
You should definitely try Single Socket mode along with Refreshing your Network addresses and making sure the TyTools is attaching to the right address. Granted that most of these suggestions aren't easy to fathom how they would help--but don't suppose you know they won't because you don't know what the problem is; hence you don't know what it isn't until you try. Another suggestion is to power down the whole network. Another one is to switch from DHCP to static IP or vice versa. Making sure your TiVo isn't trying to use a static IP in the DHCP server's range is another. Or making sure you don't have two computers trying to use the same IP. Or two TiVo trying to use the same MAC address. Lots of things could be wrong, but if you aren't willing to try to solve the problem with our suggestions you might want to not ask for our help.

ew