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Splitting the Ethernet port into two.
Hi everyone, I currently bought a Netgear Readynas 102 but unfortunately it's too slow to transfer files over Wi-Fi (less than 1 MB/s, I would say it's about 500 kb/s). So, I decided I should "split"...
The RN102 is capable of delivering about 70 megabytes per second. So your wifi limitation is in your network, and not in the NAS.
You can't split the ethernet, it simply isn't designed to do that. And there is no need to do it - if the RN102 is connected to your router, you can access files from either your PC ethernet NIC and a wireless connection (and do this simultaneously).
What firmware are you running on the NAS, what router model are you using, and what client device are you measuring the speed with?
Do you know what wireless protocol you are using (802.11g, n, or ac)?
Are you accessing the files directly from the NAS or are you using readycloud?
I'm sorry to get back to you so late as I was I really busy in the past few weeks.
A1: The RN102 is capable of delivering about 70 megabytes per second. So your wifi limitation is in your network, and not in the NAS.
Thanks for telling me about this but I'm sorry to say is I never reach that speed even when I'm using ethernet cable to connect from NAS to laptop directly and the speed is about 35 mb/s but never goes to 70 mb/s. Is possible for you to show me how to set up the NAS properly without any data losing or damaing?
A2: ... you can access files from either your PC ethernet NIC and a wireless connection (and do this simultaneously).
I didn't know that. I thoguht I can just access NAS by either using Ethernet canble or Wi-Fi connection but I didn't know I can use them at the same time.
A3: What firmware are you running on the NAS, what router model are you using, and what client device are you measuring the speed with?
I believe I'm using the current fireware which is 6.5. The router that I am using is Netgear DGN2200v3. I don't use specific speed measurer for measuring the speed. The one that I'm using is Windows speed bar (sorry, I don't know what the actual name of it) for observing the speed. Can you provide any useful and powerful tools in here?
A4: Do you know what wireless protocol you are using (802.11g, n, or ac)?
I am sorry to say I don't know how to get the wireless protocol from router setting page.
A5: Are you accessing the files directly from the NAS or are you using readycloud?
I usually access the files by connecting the Ethernet cable to laptop directly as the speed is not good as I expected ... (I think the reason is I did not set up properly).
Thanks for your time and help.
mrkclw wrote:
I'm sorry to get back to you so late as I was I really busy in the past few weeks.
A1: The RN102 is capable of delivering about 70 megabytes per second. So your wifi limitation is in your network, and not in the NAS.
Thanks for telling me about this but I'm sorry to say is I never reach that speed even when I'm using ethernet cable to connect from NAS to laptop directly and the speed is about 35 mb/s but never goes to 70 mb/s. Is possible for you to show me how to set up the NAS properly without any data losing or damaing?
How old is your NAS? If the data volume is old, you might need to do a factory reset to improve performance (which unfortunately will destroy data).
Still, 35 MB/s is a lot faster than 500 kbs.
mrkclw wrote:
A4: Do you know what wireless protocol you are using (802.11g, n, or ac)?
I am sorry to say I don't know how to get the wireless protocol from router setting page.
Per your router model (http://www.netgear.com/support/product/DGN2200v3.aspx?cid=gwmng) it runs 802.11n. It is also limited to 100 mbit ethernet, not gigabit. To get the fastest speeds you'd either need to upgrade the router, or put a gigabit switch between the router and your ethernet devices. 100 mbit ethernet is limited to 10-11 megabytes per second.
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