Calculating network transfer speed?

Two ways:

1)For network attached storage check out iometer
Its complex when you first have a look at it. But its very extensive.
I would download the template file and the template file will run the tests.
The idea is you map a share to a drive and then run iometer on that drive letter and you get your write and read speeds across the network
Here is a forum article on how to setup a test:
http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=265

2)For network transfer speeds instead of focusing on drives and more on networking equipment diagnosis, use jperf (gui version of iperf) or iperf(which is a cli version)
Here is a nice guide on that
http://openmaniak.com/iperf.php

In short I can confirm a readynas NV+ V2 is really really slow. I have have seen continental shift patterns go faster than this device.

Its cheap so hard to complain, but how they can make it go slower than the hardware allows I don't know.

The pretty spinning fan on the dashboard is pretty though, and so useful.

garethi wrote:
In short I can confirm a readynas NV+ V2 is really really slow. I have have seen continental shift patterns go faster than this device. Its cheap so hard to complain, but how they can make it go slower than the hardware allows I don't know. The pretty spinning fan on the dashboard is pretty though, and so useful.

It's good to know I'm not alone. I'm strong considering selling the NV+ and going with a Synology setup instead, but not sure which one to buy. :)

Well I am coming from a QNAP TS410, with a slower processor, which is via my network at least 2 to 3 x faster.

This Readynas works OK, but its just so bloody slow. Really disappointing. Am not seeing speeds faster than 10MB/s up, 20MB/s down.

Typically on QNAP 18MB/s Up and 30-50MB/s down.

Have a robust network here, know what I am doing. Its just this device is not quick or even slightly asthmatic.

As I say this readynas is a good 130 quid cheaper than Qnap, so probably not a fair comparison but all you have to go on really is what the processor and ram? Well the processor on paper is faster in the readynas with the same ram. So I was expecting similar speeds.

These posts are confusing, it sounds like you are comparing the old Duo (V1 - SPARC) units with modern processors found in more up to date devices. (Intel or ARM)

I'm sure that's not happening though, right?

If you are refering to me, I have a NV+ V2 which I understood were reasonably new. My TS410 is nearly two years old.

A NV+ v2 should get more like 30-50MB/s speeds

Yea, turns out I owe it an apology, my imac connected via ethernet I believed was on 1gigs connection, turns out the lead was a bit dicky so it was on TBase 100, hence the speeds.

Not really making up for the terrific amounts of other issues I am suffering but hey ho!

Thanks for this new beta 3.63.01 Very Happy
Hope you now get to relax a bit
during this holiday season

I am using the NV+ with the latest firmware and connecting on a giga-byte router. I am getting about 27MB up and 45MB down, plenty fast enough to stream 1080P hi-def to my Boxeebox and 55" LED TV. The old Duo only got 11/25, just barely cutting it for hi-def.