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luckyinpa
Oct 11, 2018Aspirant
cannot get over 100 mpbs while backing up
with my WD mycloud id get over 500 mbps over ethernet. i've been using readynas for 2 weeks now to do many different backups and just notice not a single one went over 100 mbps. i must be missing a s...
StephenB
Oct 12, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Is the ethernet LED showing amber (fast ethernet) or green (gigabit)?
Have you tried swapping the cables used by the two NAS? Maybe also try swapping the ports used in the router/switch.
You should be getting 100 MB/s for large file transfers.
luckyinpa
Oct 13, 2018Aspirant
i cannot test ready nas as i dont know the path. its not a letter and entering the IP doesnt work
when i said under 200 on wifi that means the wifi status under network status. task manager never gets above 100 on wifi nor ethernet
i just found on the readynas admin screen under network it says eth0 bandwidth 100
under that is eth1 with 1gbps and its greyed out
- luckyinpaOct 13, 2018Aspirant
Average (R): 11.56 MB/sec
i was able to run that test on mycloud
Average (W): 11.79 MB/sec
i dont know if this means anything or not but i have this
Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30
and under device manager properties advanced theres a setting speed and duplex and its set to auto negotiation. BUT the highest number on the drop down menu is 100 mbps. however ive seen 500 in acronis with old backups. so something is amiss. its the latest driver too.
- luckyinpaOct 13, 2018Aspirant
jackpot. i figured it out. the switch did indeed have green on the front but then i noticed amber on the NAS
i connected the router right to the NAS and i'm getting over 800 mbps!
it's a 10/100 switch i got free after rebate from newegg and now i know why :)
i thought cat 5e could do gigabit?. it was 6e running from router to switch then i had 5e to mycloud and readynas
- StephenBOct 13, 2018Guru - Experienced User
luckyinpa wrote:
it's a 10/100 switch i got free after rebate from newegg and now i know why :)
i thought cat 5e could do gigabit?
Cat 5e can carry gigabit ethernet. But a 10/100 switch can't, so all connections to that switch will negotiate fast ethernet (100 mbps).
Gigabit switches are inexpensive (5 port unmanaged switches have street prices < $25 USD) - so if you need a switch you should just get a new one.
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