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ArthurP
Aspirant
May 22, 2016

ReadyNAS 516 and OS 6.5.0 slow to the point of unusable

this issue surfaced for me with OS 6.4.  The workaround then was to turn off Virus checking and ultimately a firmware update.  Now, with 6.5.0 the issue has returned. I am getting transfer rates of 3...
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ArthurP
Aspirant
May 23, 2016

and, yes the speed issue is there for reading and writing.

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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 23, 2016

Looking at the logs I can't see an immediate obvious cause of this. 3 MB/s would sound like you are using Wireless G to connect to the NAS. How is your PC connected to your network?

  • ArthurP's avatar
    ArthurP
    Aspirant
    May 25, 2016

    I am using wireless AC.  Speedtest.net shows my internet speed at roughly 50mbps up and down.

    • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
      mdgm-ntgr
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      May 26, 2016

      Can you remove Logitech Media Server and install the new Logitech Media Server NT app?

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