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milkster
Dec 29, 2013Aspirant
Readynas 102 slow read speed from NAS
I just purchased the ReadyNas 102. It has 2 x 1TB WD RED Drives in it. I am seeing very slow read performance from the unit. When I copy a file from my PC to the NAS the write performance is acce...
StephenB
Dec 31, 2013Guru - Experienced User
The SMART data looks fine to me also.
I am not seeing much benefit to pulling drives.
Look at your PC NIC card settings and look for a flow control setting. If you find one, enable it (if it is disabled).
You could also try a direct connect test. This involves connecting the NAS ethernet cable directly to one of your PCs. You need to manually configure the PC IP address temporarily to 192.168.168.100, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Then access the NAS using IP address 192.168.168.168 instead of its name.
I am not seeing much benefit to pulling drives.
Look at your PC NIC card settings and look for a flow control setting. If you find one, enable it (if it is disabled).
You could also try a direct connect test. This involves connecting the NAS ethernet cable directly to one of your PCs. You need to manually configure the PC IP address temporarily to 192.168.168.100, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Then access the NAS using IP address 192.168.168.168 instead of its name.
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