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What's the typical performance of Windows File Sharing (SMB) on a gigabit ethernet network?

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I've recently set up Windows file sharing over a gigabit ethernet network (I'm not using jumbo frames) with a Samba server and a Windows Vista client. I've done a few file copies, but the maximum throughput I'm seeing is 20MB/s (megabytes, not megabits) which is about 15% of the theoretical 125MB/s…

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The quality of your network cards, switches, and cabling can all have an effect. It might be worth searching for reviews of the NICs and switch(es) you are using to see if other people report them as not performing too well. I'm tol that built-into-…

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