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Oct 22, 2014Aspirant
Readynas Duo v2 poor performance on SMB connection
Hi Everybody, when I connect to my ReadyNAS trought a SMB connection I always obtain only 10MB/s read and write (it depends on the disk: less space seems to upgrade performance :shock: ). The funn...
StephenB
Oct 22, 2014Guru - Experienced User
Since you are getting 20-30 MB/s with other protocols, the network connection must negotiated as gigabit.
Do you have a windows PC that you can use to test SMB? Also it might be worth doing a direct connection (directly connecting the ethernet cable between the PC and the NAS, and using static addresses to to connect). You don't need a crossover for that, your existing cables will work.
What model switch are you using? Do you know if it supports 802.3x flow control?
Do you have a windows PC that you can use to test SMB? Also it might be worth doing a direct connection (directly connecting the ethernet cable between the PC and the NAS, and using static addresses to to connect). You don't need a crossover for that, your existing cables will work.
What model switch are you using? Do you know if it supports 802.3x flow control?
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