Im doing drive image backups over a 100baseT LAN using Norton Ghost from a
PC P4 w/XP to a network storage device.
Looks like the transfer rate over LAN is about 25 Megbit/s and LAN shows 25%
utilization and CPU about 50%.   Drive is only being accessed about 1/3 the
time so drive is not limiting the data transfer.

This is a small home LAN with 4 PCs, a NAS and a printer attached.

Is 25 Mbit/s about the best one can reasonably expect to get on a 100 baseT?
Even at that rate, a 44 Gig backup can take a few hours.

Are there ways to easily tweek the LAN to get significant transfer rate
performance improvements?   Or is 25% utilization the best I should expect
on a 100mb/s LAN?

Any tips appreciated.

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