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Retired_Member
Oct 18, 2011Remote access to frontview unusably slow - what can be done?
Hi, not sure if this is the right place for this question, but here goes: How can I improve or even influence the speed of accessing a remote NAS from across the Atlantic? I'm trying to set up a b...
StephenB
Dec 30, 2011Guru - Experienced User
Ok. Turning off DHCP is not enough to turn a router into a switch. It is still acting as a NAT router between the WAN connection and LAN connections. This could certainly block connections.
Jjnsgy wrote: I plugged my old WRK54G (all DHCP turned off, acting as a switch and WAP) and connected the NAS to this (in addition to stereo receiver and Sony Bluray player) - all are connected to the ethernet ports. Somehow, the wrk54g was blocking access. When I connected the NAS directly (omitting the WRK54G), everything worked like a charm!
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