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ReadyNAS Admin Page - File Uploads
Hi all
Just bought myself a RN10400 to store DVD iso files for my Mede8er MED800X3D so Im new to all of this and getting used to NAS tech.
I just ahve a question abuot the ReadyNAS admin page (i.e. the page accessed by entering the NAS IP address into the browser address bar.
If i upload a file to a share via the admin page then is this done by th direct LAN connection or is the file uploaded via the internet?
I am asking becasue I am getting very slow file transfer sppeds when mounting the NAS as a network drive in Windows but when I upload via the NAS admin page it seems much quicker.
I am not sure what is the fastest method of transferring files from PC to NAS.
If theres any additional info that would be useful to help then just let me know
Thansk all
Steve
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If you are uploading to a NAS on the same LAN it would be using the LAN connection.
Perhaps try turning off IPv6 on the NAS. There may be other settings you could change that would help.Which firmware are you running?
So just to confirm, when I am at home files will always be transfered from my PC to NAS via the ethernet LAN connection, regardless of whether I transfer the file via the Network Location in Windows or via the NAS Admin page (accessed using my internet browser)?
If so, do you know why it is faster for me to trasnfer the file using the NAS Admin page than it is using Network Place in Windows (i.e. copy and paste from PC location to Network location)?
I have disabled the IPv6 on the NAS as suggested so will see what imapct that has.
Im running the latest firmware I believe (6.5.1) and am using Windows XP with a Gigbit ethernet connection to a Gigabit Switch into a Virgin Media 3 SuperHub router/Modem.
So far it has taken about 5 minutes to upload a 5.6GB DVD ISO file from PC to NAS using the NAS Admin page but almost 7 or 8 minutes when copying and pasting to the Network Location.
It might be because the Windows OS is outdated - forcing the NAS to use SMB1.
Can you confirm that your PC is actually negotiating gigabit? You should be able to see that in the router admin ui.
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