I was playing SRA the other day and I had my laptop connected as well. Both PC were having to download some files since I had a fresh install on each of them and they didn't have the cached files they needed. My main system, (the desktop), is a XP2100 running WINXP. The laptop is a Pentium 1000 running WIN2000. When the map in the game rotated to the next map, both computers had to download the new files. Both downloaded the files in exactly the same time. I would have thought the faster system would have been faster. Do you think the router load balanced the downloads or something? This just seems wrong to me. Do you think the SRA server load balanced the file? Wierd?<br><br>Hermskii <p></p><i></i>

I believe, the reason they finished at the same time is probably because downloading isnt very cpu intensive, its PCI bus intensive.( both are probably only 66 mhz)<br>Both computers could download much faster, its all up to you incoming internet connection. <p></p><i></i>

Gong! Nice theory but the main system has a 266 fsb with a 333mhz chipset and the laptop has a 100 fsb with who knows what speed chipset. I agree downloading isn't processor intensive but I would have thought there would have been a noticible difference at least. I'd have to guess that it was the router doing the load balancing. It does have a switch. Isn't that what it is supposed to do? I JUST DON"T KNOW. AUGHHHHHHG!<br><br>Hermskii <p></p><i></i>

fsb stands for Front Side Bus... HERM!<br>Thats your MEMORY speed.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>Im talking about your " PCI BUS ",homie. <br><br>You know the thing you have your LAN card/cable modem plugged into that sends all that shit to your harddrive.<br><br>Insert "OOF!" here <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br><br>Hell Herm, a PII 400 could keep up with SRA download speeds.<br>Even at CGs mega download speeds Your hardrive has planty of time between packets.<br>My old 733 PIII could copy the average map(3.5 meg)from my 50XCDROM to my hardrive in a flash, the progress bar wouldn't even pop up.<br><br>But... I dont know shit about hubs, so I maybe should just shut the fuck up<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

You are right Death. I thought FSB as soon as I saw the 66 and went way back that very second. I'll look into this more. Sorry!<br><br>Hermskii <p></p><i></i>