Transfering data between computers issue

[Linuxdude]

Hi, I have 8 desktops and one laptop. I use my laptop to sftp into the machines. Well the last month has been a pain! My laptop seems to be acting as a intermediate for the data. It's bottle necking the speeds from 90mb with my desktop to 5mb max with my laptop. Is their a better way to boost my speeds with in my local network? If you know please tell me. It's driving me nuts!

[rexrf]

Hi, I have 8 desktops and one laptop. I use my laptop to sftp into the machines. Well the last month has been a pain! My laptop seems to be acting as a intermediate for the data. It's bottle necking the speeds from 90mb with my desktop to 5mb max with my laptop. Is their a better way to boost my speeds with in my local network? If you know please tell me. It's driving me nuts!

What kind of LAN is everything connected to? wired or wireless or mixed
What kind of Operating system is everything running
What kind of data are you moving, and how big is it

If i understand correctly, you are expecting to get 90mb/s but are instead getting 5mb/s? that certainly sounds like a bottle neck, do the 8 desktops you move stuff to and from know about each other, or are all transactions handled by your laptop?

[flyingdutchman]

Run ethtool and see what errors are reported and whether the connection is full duplex etc.

[osce0]

If it used to work fast before, I would check the wiring and the routers. Also check if there is any network hog running in any of the PCs or the laptop, especially over wi-fi.

Sometimes overheating hard drives tend to slow down things a bit, especially on laptops.

If your hard drive is external usb, check if they downgraded to usb 2.0 full speed due to some slower usb device connected on the same bus or even overheating.