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Ready NAS 104 Slow Performance
Hi there, lets start out with the setup. I have a home network 200MB connection to outside world (via Virgin Media) I have a cable coming out the back of the VM router to my office where is connenct...
KennyRobb wrote:
Ready Nas 104 running FW 6.10.3 I have setup both network cards with fixed addresses (was going to try and join them but require a switch upgrade) Both adaptors report 1Gig connection in Admin
Start by disconnecting one of these network connections. The RN104 isn't really fast enough to take advantage of link aggregation, and running two interfaces w/o it can complicate the troubleshooting.
KennyRobb wrote:
When I transfer files from the main Laptop I am getting about 10mbps (going by the windows 10 file transfer window)
I have downloaded and run the NAS tester and is reporting that I am getting about 20mbps
I think I shoul be getting about 100mbps
Capitalization does matter here, so I'd like to clarify. mbps -> megabits per second. MBps -> megabytes per second (8x faster). Which are you seeing?
FWIW, you won't get 100 MBps with an RN104. You can get 50-70 MBps, but that's about it.
KennyRobb wrote:
When I transfer files from the main Laptop I am getting about 10mbps (going by the windows 10 file transfer window)
I have downloaded and run the NAS tester and is reporting that I am getting about 20mbps
Is there any chance that the laptop is using wifi for the transfer?
Also, about when was the NAS first set up?
Good Point Stephen B, momentarily forgot about Capitalisation
MB/s
The NAS was originally setup over 3 years ago.
WiFi Is switched off on the laptop. Laptop is a fairly good spec Alienware R17 with SSD
Kenny
FWIW, this is what I get with an RN102 (RAID-1 with 2x1TB Ironwolf drives)"
Running a 400MB file write on \\10.0.0.13\Music 5 times... Iteration 1: 80.33 MB/sec Iteration 2: 79.92 MB/sec Iteration 3: 80.00 MB/sec Iteration 4: 73.06 MB/sec Iteration 5: 79.91 MB/sec ----------------------------- Average (W): 78.65 MB/sec ----------------------------- Running a 400MB file read on \\10.0.0.13\Music 5 times... Iteration 1: 67.04 MB/sec Iteration 2: 69.68 MB/sec Iteration 3: 70.42 MB/sec Iteration 4: 70.14 MB/sec Iteration 5: 70.40 MB/sec ----------------------------- Average (R): 69.54 MB/sec -----------------------------
Test with a single ethernet connected to the NAS, and if you have any internet security software (AVG, Kaspersky, etc) disable it.
OK my setup is RN104 with 4x 2TB Western Digital RED drives in RAID 5
Run on single connection with AV on
Running a 400MB file write on W: 5 times... Iteration 1: 15.53 MB/sec Iteration 2: 23.80 MB/sec Iteration 3: 15.84 MB/sec Iteration 4: 22.55 MB/sec Iteration 5: 21.62 MB/sec ----------------------------- Average (W): 19.87 MB/sec ----------------------------- Running a 400MB file read on W: 5 times... Iteration 1: 27.25 MB/sec Iteration 2: 29.15 MB/sec Iteration 3: 27.80 MB/sec Iteration 4: 27.44 MB/sec Iteration 5: 27.26 MB/sec ----------------------------- Average (R): 27.78 MB/sec -----------------------------
And then with AV and Firewall off
Running a 400MB file write on W: 5 times... Iteration 1: 24.09 MB/sec Iteration 2: 14.07 MB/sec Iteration 3: 22.69 MB/sec Iteration 4: 23.57 MB/sec Iteration 5: 23.72 MB/sec ----------------------------- Average (W): 21.63 MB/sec ----------------------------- Running a 400MB file read on W: 5 times... Iteration 1: 26.28 MB/sec Iteration 2: 27.65 MB/sec Iteration 3: 28.14 MB/sec Iteration 4: 27.80 MB/sec Iteration 5: 27.29 MB/sec ----------------------------- Average (R): 27.43 MB/sec -----------------------------
Kenny
Make sure IPv6 is disabled in the NAS network settings.
Also, if the MTU isn't set to 1500, then I suggest setting it to that on both the NAS and the PC.
One other thing you could try is
- download the log zip file
- run NAStester, perhaps a bit longer (10-15 loop count)
- download the log zip file again.
Then look at network_settings.log in the log zip file, and look for increases in the error statistics (errors, dropped, overruns, frame, carrier).
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