hi guys and girls of the NAS community.COMPLETE n00b, first post... ive aquired a ReadyNAS Duo and ive put 2x 500Gb Samsung HD501LJ drives in. configured it as RAID 1 and attempted to transfer around 100Gb of data over to it... the connection speed topped out at 380Kb/sec according to the windows file transfer dialog regardless if i use Wifi OR Cat5.i have no clue why it is this low or how to get it running at a 'proper' speed.im running windows 7, cat5 and a BT Home Hub3...ANY HELP APPRECIATEDRich

Rich, I can't talk figures, but your rate determining factor is the write speed of the disks.Secondly the Duo is a home unit, and would not have as powerful a processoras Business range. Regards, Marto

The Duo would still handle 25MB/s.Rich, when connected via cat5, is wireless disabled? Is the router/switch the PC and NAS are connected to gigabit capable?Performance troubleshooting tips: http://www.readynas.com/?p=310#Troubleshoot

chirpa wrote:The Duo would still handle 25MB/s. :D chirpa wrote:Rich, when connected via cat5, is wireless disabled?Yeschirpa wrote:Is the router/switch the PC and NAS are connected to gigabit capable?No Switch, just router (unless the switch is incorperated) there is only 1 port on the 'home hub' for 'GigE'i have port 1 used for Duo and Port 2 used for desktopthanks for the link will have a look nowNetwork Errors [Ethernet 1]Auto-negotiation 0Bad packets 0Disconnect 0False carrier 0Idle errors 0Link failures 0Receive errors 0Symbol errors 0VLAN tags 0TCP Retransmits 8Unrecovered TCP Retransmits 0will try direct connect tomorrow at some point

Okay, so the other 3 ports should be 100mbit, not 1000mbit. Even over that, you should peak around 8MB/s.One option you could consider once we get the speed up to that level is to purchase a 5-port gigabit switch. You would then connect the desktop and NAS to that, and one port into the GigE(4) on your router, so they can talk to the rest of the network at the slower speeds.8 retransmits is not high, so doesn't point there yet.Let me know what your results of the direct connect are.

Richie, I've looked at http://bt.custhelp.com/app/hub/c/346/?s ... z0zMjMyMiI.Yes you have 3 x Fast Ethernet ports, and 1x Gig on the BT Hub.A suggestion, would be to turn off wireless, and reduce internet use, to seeif there is an improvement. Regards Marto

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Marto731
Aspirant
Nov 28, 2012
Rich,
I can't talk figures, but your rate determining factor is the write speed of the disks.
Secondly the Duo is a home unit, and would not have as powerful a processor
as Business range.

Regards, Marto
chirpa
Luminary
Nov 28, 2012
The Duo would still handle 25MB/s.

Rich, when connected via cat5, is wireless disabled? Is the router/switch the PC and NAS are connected to gigabit capable?

Performance troubleshooting tips: http://www.readynas.com/?p=310#Troubleshoot
richydraper
Aspirant
Nov 29, 2012
chirpa wrote:
The Duo would still handle 25MB/s.

:D

chirpa wrote:
Rich, when connected via cat5, is wireless disabled?

Yes

chirpa wrote:
Is the router/switch the PC and NAS are connected to gigabit capable?

No Switch, just router (unless the switch is incorperated) there is only 1 port on the 'home hub' for 'GigE'

i have port 1 used for Duo and Port 2 used for desktop

thanks for the link will have a look now

Network Errors [Ethernet 1]

Auto-negotiation 0
Bad packets 0
Disconnect 0
False carrier 0
Idle errors 0
Link failures 0
Receive errors 0
Symbol errors 0
VLAN tags 0
TCP Retransmits 8
Unrecovered TCP Retransmits 0

will try direct connect tomorrow at some point
chirpa
Luminary
Nov 29, 2012
Okay, so the other 3 ports should be 100mbit, not 1000mbit. Even over that, you should peak around 8MB/s.

One option you could consider once we get the speed up to that level is to purchase a 5-port gigabit switch. You would then connect the desktop and NAS to that, and one port into the GigE(4) on your router, so they can talk to the rest of the network at the slower speeds.

8 retransmits is not high, so doesn't point there yet.

Let me know what your results of the direct connect are.
Marto731
Aspirant
Nov 29, 2012
Richie,
I've looked at http://bt.custhelp.com/app/hub/c/346/?s ... z0zMjMyMiI.

Yes you have 3 x Fast Ethernet ports, and 1x Gig on the BT Hub.

A suggestion, would be to turn off wireless, and reduce internet use, to see
if there is an improvement.

Regards Marto
richydraper
Aspirant
Nov 29, 2012
will do.. i do have 52 ATA Errors on 'disk 2' could it be worth pulling disk 2 if direct connect fails to provide?

as said im a complete n00b so if im not making anysense or sugesting pointless things i apologise
richydraper
Aspirant
Nov 29, 2012
Marto73 wrote:
A suggestion, would be to turn off wireless, and reduce internet use, to see
if there is an improvement.

turn off the wireless on the router or PC?
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 29, 2012
I suggest that you do the direct connect test first and then report back.

Also, please provide your duo firmware level, so we can tell if you have a duo v1 or v2.

richydraper wrote:
turn off the wireless on the router or PC?
Turn off wireless on the PC.
richydraper
Aspirant
Nov 29, 2012
i think im missing something with direct connect... in my networks i can see it as a storage device but not as a 'computer' so i cant access it to transfer anything

NAS firmware RAIDiator 4.1.10 [1.00a043] i have x-raid not raid 1 as i previously assumed :S sorry
mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 29, 2012
52 ATA errors? Sounds like you have a bad disk. A bad disk is one common cause of performance issues.