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Lan sync is slower than normal sync?
We have a small office where all the computers are connected with ethernet cables to a gigabit local area network. Our Internet connection is also a really fast optical 1000/100 M. All the computers ...
Hi Lauri, have you checked the following page to ensure that the firewall and port are setup to allow LAN sync to function to its full capacity?
Solution didn't work for me. 0.6 kb/sec using LAN, 6,000+ kb/sec with LAN syncing switched off. Dropbox allowed through Windows firewall.
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi Computeruser76, thanks for posting on the Community!
If you are concerned that LAN sync is not distributing files quickly through your network, please keep in mind a couple of things.
LAN sync does not begin for individual files until the file is hashed and fully synced for the first time in the host machine. Once the file is ready, LAN sync is able to host this file for 5 simultaneously connected clients. When the file has been synced to those clients, it is able to share that file with 5 additional clients.
If you need a more in-depth explanation about Dropbox Lan sync, I'd recommend reading our blog post.
Hope this helps!
