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ReadyNAS 102 access from Mac slow
I have a ReadyNAS 102 that is connected to my Cisco gigabit network switch using CAT6 cable. I can access the shares rather quickly from any one of several PC machines on the same switch, but am find...
6.8.0 has a setting to optimize for OSX, so maybe try that first.
Then try the link above (which tells you how to disable SMB signing on the OSX system).
I am facing an issue vereby access from my Apple Mac computers to the ReadyNAS 102 is extremely slow. The issue seems to have gotten worse after a recent firmware upgrade from v. 6.2.5 to v. 6.8.1 - now it takes 10-15 minutes to list files in a folder on the NAS.
I read NetGear forums, and although this seems to be a known issue experienced by many users, I was not able to find a solution. This thread mentions that firmware 6.8.x makes it possible to optimize ReadyNAS for access from Apple Macs. Please advise how I can enable that.
Many thanks.
dieman_one wrote:
This thread mentions that firmware 6.8.x makes it possible to optimize ReadyNAS for access from Apple Macs.
Go to system->settings->services in the web ui. Click on SMB and you will see "enhance MacOS". Check that box.
I did check the box "enhance MacOS".
It helped a little, but still my access from mac is extremely slow.
WRITE: 0.8 MB/s, READ 1.1 MB/s
access from iphone is fine.
Please help me.
Can you try creating an empty test share, and measure the performance to it? That would help us understand if the number of files/folders is a factor in your poor performance.
If ipv6 is enabled on your NAS (and you use ipv4 in the router), try disabling ipv6 on the NAS network settings page.
If readycloud is installed on the mac, perhaps try disabling it - just on the off-chance that it is routing your transfer through the cloud server.
Also, you might want to test with both AFP and SMB. You might also want to make sure SMB3 transport encryption is disabled on the NAS (look in the advanced SMB settings for the share), and perhaps also test with SMB signing disabled on the Mac. Some NAS support hardware encryption, but the RN104 isn't one of them.
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