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kdshapiro
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Network slightly slower in 8 than in 7?

Running a flash based speedtest such as speedtest.net and comparing the host with the vm, which in my install is win 7 64 vs xp, the vm is slower. I don't remember this being the case with 7.

I have a reasonably high powered system, i7 970 with 12gig. Host reports ping of 9, vm reports ping of 30. Speed is slightly slower in vm. No vmware adapters are installed and am using bridged mode.

This obviously is not a real issue, just an observation.

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kdshapiro
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Interestingly enough, when I set the power setting to High Performance, the ping goes from about 30 to about 10. Go back to balanced and the ping is up to 30. Never noticed that on W7.

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kingneutron
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--I've heard about that before; it's something of a known issue with NIC powersaving settings.

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