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JimG1
Dec 02, 2015Guide
OS 6.4.1 slow ... to the point of unusable
We just upgraded an RN102 to 6.4.1, which intially seemed to fix some backup issues we'd been working around, however we've just downgraded to 6.4.0 after seeing 6.4.1 being too slow to be usable (th...
- Mar 24, 2016
To get the fix for the anti-virus issue you can update to ReadyNASOS 6.5.0-T338 (Beta 2) (or later). Alternatively if you prefer you can stay on 6.4.2 for now and install the hot-fix (which is now available).
Thanks for your patience.
Bob_K
Dec 15, 2015Tutor
I can also confirm other reports of slow transfer speeds even with AntiVirus disabled. Using Goodsync, I previously saw nearly 100MB/s transfer rates on backups (using jumbo frames) on prior firmware versions. After upgrading the firmware to OS 6.4.1, I get averages between 15 MB/s and 40 MB/s.
Bob_K
Dec 20, 2015Tutor
Bob_K wrote:I can also confirm other reports of slow transfer speeds even with AntiVirus disabled. Using Goodsync, I previously saw nearly 100MB/s transfer rates on backups (using jumbo frames) on prior firmware versions. After upgrading the firmware to OS 6.4.1, I get averages between 15 MB/s and 40 MB/s.
Nevermind. I'm an idiot. I turned off jumbo frames on my desktop NIC while troubleshooting the slow firmware issues and forgot to turn it back on. With jumbo frames turned on, I'm back up to 90-100MB/s transfer speeds.
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