Network Speed loss after 10 minutes?


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Hi, I have a home netwrok setup with my laptop and pc connected to a hub.

using windows xp on both. My problem is that whenever I downlaod a large file or play/stream a movie off the pc's HDD ( which i mapped in my laptop ). THe speed drops to 0.39 to 0.40 Mbps exactly after 10 minutes.

Initialy i could get uptp 13-14 Mpbs but after ten minutes it drops to .39 Mbps

I can tell this by lookin at the Network tab in Task Manager.

Any Idea,

Thank you. :crazy:

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never experienced something like that here... current setup is 2 winXP pro boxes with 2 10/100 netcards and a crossover cable...

/Raptor

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op the pc is using 10/100 onboard nic connected to hube with cat 5 wire

laptop i using linksys cardbus pcm200 card also connected to hub using cat 5e cable. The hub itself is connected to cable modem.

Exactly after 10 minutes the speed drops. Every time!.

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ok i figured out the problem.

IF i use the command "arp -d *" before 10 minutes then the speed wont drop.

"arp -d *" flushes Address Resulution Protocol cache. So basicly I need to disable ARP in windows Xp or parhaps find a way to execute "arp -d *" every 5 minutes or so.

Any help?

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THat would be very welcome.

I think flushing ARP wount cause a problem because I am not part of a big network.

Although I found a way to stop ARP win windows 2000 I hanvnt found a way in XP.

thank you.

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THat would be very welcome.

I think flushing ARP wount cause a problem because I am not part of a big network.

Although I found a way to stop ARP win windows 2000  I hanvnt found  a way in XP.

thank you.

oh, OK.

I have set the interval to 9 minutes.

The service is hosted by SVCHOST and the service should auto-start.

Extract the archive to your Windows directory or somewhere else and run ArpFlshSvcHnd.exe to install/uninstall/start/stop the service.

The whole operation is taken care of inside the service and does not call external applications.

I haven't tested if it auto-starts but it should. ;)

I hope it works... :)

Attachment removed on request ....

Radish?b>

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ummm - arp -d* deletes all the hosts in your arp table. I believe you when you say doing this removes the issue, but fail to understand why? I would suggest you look to the underlying problem vs clearing your arp table every 9 minutes.

Can you post your arp table before the problem (arp -a) And then again, after the problem has presented itself (from both machines), and then again after you have fushed it, and your speed goes back up.

edit: so when you renew, are you getting a different IP address? Are you running any inet sharing software? Ie ICS on the desktop, also does the problem present itself both ways. Ie if you copy/stream a file from the laptop to your desktop?

Also - have you tried changing to a different port on your hub. Also is it really a HUB, or is it a switch? You say your cable modem is also attached to your hub? So both machines are getting public addresses? Or is this a router with a hub? Also I am curious on the number of errors and or collisions you are seeing. I would take a look at netstat -s while it is working with normal speeds, and then again after your speed drop, are you seeing an increased number of any type of errors?

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Tobbe THank you very much for that program you wrote, Sorry I was working this weekend Didnt get a chance to repley.

I installed it. And After 10 minutes the service execute but it seems to crash. After 9 minutes message box appears saying a ciritcal error occurred at programName.exe

BudMan you raised some good question I will them a try. I am also installing win2k and see if that will solve the problem.

I will keep an update.

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