XP SP2 FTP Speeds 1

[databit42]

I was looking for a solution to this problem on the usenet and saw many other people with it, but no solutions.

Using WIndows XP Professional, I have a client that has set up an FTP Daemon. The type of Daemon does not matter because several have been tried and they are all giving the same result: SLOW UPLOADS

HTTP uploads are much faster, even when sending to the same site. So ISP service does not seem to be the issue. The customer has manipulated the settings in the FTP nine ways to Sunday to try and make it go faster without any success.

A couple of posts I read led me to believe it was an XP issue as some people have tried comparisons on 98 and uploaded via FTP much faster there than on XP.

Anyone familiar with this issue that can give me some clue as to what to do next? I have already tried to talk him into Linux.

 

[SimonDavies]

Could it be related to the amount of tcp connection attempts you have?? I believe that with SP2 they drastically reduced the amount to 10 from unlimited.

Have a look at the file

http://www.speedguide.net/files/xp_sp2/EvID4226Patch211a-en.zip

which will change the settings from the tcpip.sys file.

Hope this helps.

 

[databit42]

Simon,

I don't know if it is his problem or not, but we will definately try it. That file is an awsome utility and I had mentioned to him already about number of connections. He did not think it was the cause, but now we can check for sure.