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Slow ReadyNAS RN104
Hi, I have ready many pages on this forum for addressing the slow speeds I have with my ReadyNAS RN104 on my Mac connected to a 1 Gb/s LAN via Cat 6 cable - there are no solutions openly publishe...
OK, I think I've sorted out the speeds via SMB.
I noticed that copying files from the ReadyNAS GUI yielded speeds ~50MBps, whereas drag and drop was ~10-15 MBps.
So a little googling took me to this: https://dpron.com/os-x-10-11-5-slow-smb/
So essentially, all I did was unsign SMB transfers using:
printf "[default]\nsigning_required=no\n" | sudo tee /etc/nsmb.conf >/dev/null
And now I have 50-60 MBps read speeds. and ~40-45 MBs write speeds.
Happy!
Jon
I'm not running any apps, ReadyCloud is disabled, and Snapshot is also disabled. Anitvirus is also disabled.
Software version is 6.7.5.
Thanks,
Jon
Have you tried with a large file, like 1GB file, and timed the transfer? Are the RN and Mac connected to the same router or switch? Is the wifi on the Mac disabled?
I'm trying a 3 GB file. Currently directly connected to the NAS with Cat 6. I have tried via a router, and via 802.11 ac wifi - still around the same speed ~10-11 MBps.
I have checked that it is connectin at 1000 mbps. Others on here have stated that I should expect 40-50 MBps.
Thanks,
Jon
Hi Jon, I'm also surprised at the speeds you're getting with a direct connection!
What protocol is being used? Is the speed different for write vs read? Is the RN full or lots of free space? What's the disk configuration? Has it always been slow, or is this a recent slowdown? (sorry for so many questions..)
Do you have ssh access? If you could get to the command line on the nas, you could use the top command to observe activity.
- Tony,
I'm using SMB, the RN is approx 30% full using XRAID (RAID 5). I've always had speeds this slow, usually slower in fact.
Read/write are about the same speed.
Disk config is 4 x 4TB HDDs.
I've never SSH'd into it - a little help likely required on that point, please.
Thanks.
Jon
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