I will be transferring large amounts of data from once pc to another, at least 200GB, I will probably use rsync, but now I'm playing with ftp as I haven't installed Linux yet on the new pc. I set up vsftpd on Arch Linux. I connected to it using local address like 192.168.1.X, but I got really slow speed 2MB/s, just like my internet connection, so does it mean it transfers files over internet, rather than local wifi?

I also tried with an ethernet crossover cable, I will probably stick to this method, it gives me 11MB/s but still it's rather slow. It will take 5 hours to migrate everything. I'm wondering whether these are hardware limitations or it can be improved.

Hey there!
Using...WIFI to transfer stuff? That takes time, obviously. I never use WIFI as a means to tansfer large lumps of stuff....
Is this a one-time deal? Use an external drive...
Of course, if it's a first time...then you'll have this once, Rsync should only sync the bits that need syncing...
What network intercafes are in place? 1000/Mbs is the norm for servers these days...
Just blowin' bubbles, hoping some of these help
Thor

I'm not sure. On laptop specs page it says: Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN It is HP g6 2260sw laptop. And the desktop has Realtek 8111E Gigabit LAN

And I don't have external HDD, it's not worth buying for one time deal.

Then dont, you're right, it'd be a waste of good cash
Well, a chain is as strong as the weakest link, or...a network is as fast as the slowest NIC
add to that the traffic on the side...
Of course, 200 Gb...is not really a HUGE lump too....depends how you look at it, of course...it can come to 50 DVD disks hehe
Personally...I'd ride it out. I usually start lengthy things in the evening, take a snooze and pick up the "results" in the morning...
Unless (LOL) you want fiber...now that...is fast...
Thor

That 11MByte/s don't sound bad for a 100MBit/s connetction.

Thanks. So that means that my laptop adapter has a limit of 100megabits/s? Then it's not that off from speed I'm getting, 11.5megabytes/s. For one time thing 5 hours is not that much, I can take it I was just wondering if it could be done faster.

But still I'm curious why it was only 2MB/s over wifi, if my Internet connection is 2MB/s . Obviously the wireless adapter should have much higher limits. One has 150Mbs/s , I'm not sure about the other one, but it's certainly not slower than 100Mbs/s.

So both of these wireless NICs are 802.11n? Not unlikely, however, top speeds are rarely achieved when there is a lot of interference in the area, from other devices, traffic, etc. If you live in town, you probably get quite a bit. That still should not slow it down this much, though. Perhaps that same interference is making your connection lose packets.

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Yes I checked. Both are 802.11n . Would it be possible that the transfer occured over Internet rather than local network? For example PC1 - router - Internet - router - PC2 instead of PC1 - roter - PC2. This wouldn't make sense, but I'm a noob to networking, so I don't know.

I use SSH for transferring files between Android smartphone and Linux PC, and I get at least 5MB/s.

No, that's nearly impossible. Is your router n-band too? Even if only g, it still should get 6-something minus overhead. And as you said, SSH can get five, which would be reasonable for a g router. FTP is a slow protocol, but not that slow! I don't know.

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