Transfer speed between 2 Gigabit Lan PC through Straight Cable

[wam9xx]

Hi, I have a desktop and a laptop computer. both equipped with Gigabit Lan port... I connect them with Straight cable by assigning both computers IP address. I havnt use any switch or router between computers.... The problem is that my transfer speed is about= ~10MB/s..... As far i know the transfer speed should be around 70-80MB/s (125MB/s for Gigabit Lan)..... i cant figure out the problem.......... plz let me know the solution.......
Thanks

 

[Pyroflea]

You need a crossover cable to directly connect two PC's.

Why not just buy a cheap Gbit switch?

 

[mitchflossin]

Go to the properties on each NIC, then choose configure. Try setting each NIC to 1 Gbps full duplex. See if that helps.

 

[wam9xx]

Best answer selected by wam9xx.

 

[wam9xx]

finally use a crossover cable.... its working now with gigabit speed......Thanks 4 all replies

 

[wam9xx]

You need a crossover cable to directly connect two PC's.

Why not just buy a cheap Gbit switch?