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How to optimize the file transfer speed between USB external hard drive and wired-LAN PC on R7000.
Hi everyone, Here is my configuration: I have R7000, updated to latest firmware. I connect my PC to router using Cat5e cable. I connect my USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Western Digital 6TB) to...
PhamHuyBao wrote:
I think that I will leave everything as it is and accept that the transfer speed of 30-33 MB/s is the best that I can get with R7000.
TrustedReview measured the R7000's USB speed at 28-29 MB/sec, which is approximately what you are getting. http://www.trustedreviews.com/netgear-nighthawk-ac1900-802-11ac-router-review-setup-performance-page-2
The R9000 has 100 MB/s read speed and about 55 MB/sec write speed. https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/33046-netgear-r9000-nighthawk-x10-smart-wifi-router-reviewed?showall=&start=2
All ReadySHARE performance numbers are achieved by maxing out the brute CPU power, using a legacy discovery and name resolution (NetBIOS) and file access protocol (CIFS 1.0) Microsoft was about to phase out with Windows 10 initially, making it an optional install. With a smart update and JF support, much better results would be possible at lower CPU load.
And I've not talked about the know security vulnerable, many year long off any maintenance SAMBA Netgear has in place yet.
Even the SMB mounts on the R9000 Plex implementation for Media Library access on NAS (or Windows or Mac OS) could be done much better, with lower processor load and much better performance. Funny they implemented a very decent mount.cifs on the R9000 - but have not updated the cifs.ko accordingly.
Grand-ma would run like a young sprinter if maintained properly 8-)
Can't see anything resolved in this thread....
I'll shut up now here.
schumaku wrote:
All ReadySHARE performance numbers are achieved by maxing out the brute CPU power, using a legacy discovery and name resolution (NetBIOS) and file access protocol (CIFS 1.0) Microsoft was about to phase out with Windows 10 initially, making it an optional install. With a smart update and JF support, much better results would be possible at lower CPU load.
I'm not as keen on jumbo frames as you might be, but overall I agree that ReadySHARE's performance and features could be improved.
Though in general I don't really like using my router for storage. Connecting my storage to the edge router just feels like a bad practice. I'd rather see Netgear put more resouces into building better firewall/security into the core routing functions.
schumaku wrote:
Can't see anything resolved in this thread.....
I agree, there's just confirmation that the R7000 is delivering the same performance it did when tested by trustedreviews.
StephenB wrote:I'm not as keen on jumbo frames as you might be, but overall I agree that ReadySHARE's performance and features could be improved.
Though in general I don't really like using my router for storage. Connecting my storage to the edge router just feels like a bad practice. I'd rather see Netgear put more resouces into building better firewall/security into the core routing functions.
Yes - they must start with a configurable firewall for WAN->(W)LAN port forwarded as well as "DMZ" IP configurations.
But for now, storage, sharing, even cloud access are features. And JF became a de-facto standard...
Considering Netgear has dropped their substandard UTM product line (good decision), and mid to high end Nighthawks are sold at price tags where the competition does deliver _two_ capable, higly flexible configureable UTM devices (just not the great WiFi perfromance) ... friends of Netgear like you and me feel a little bit like left alone in the cold rain by the Netgear Taiwan Software "Engineering" group just continue on specs for NAT routers from 20 or more 25 years ago on better hardware.