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Speeding up data transfer?
My ON NETWORKS PL200-199UKS 200 Mbps Powerline (connected a D-Link DSL-3680 router) is feeding a tp-link tl-sg1008d gigabit Ethernet switch, which is hooked up to my Lenovo i7 3770 3.4ghz 16gb PC & NV...
As mdgm suggests, newer NAS are much faster. Though it seems to me that you might want to probe the bottlenecks here, since the NV+ is capable of ~15 MB/s write speeds for large sequential files, and you aren't seeing that.
-I would not recommend sending jumbo frames over powerline.
-Also, the 10 MB/s you are seeing is suspiciously close to the limit for fast ethernet. So I'd confirm that you have gigabit speeds at both the PC and the Nas (and the path inbetween).
I'm not sure I have the topology straight here. I am thinking a Router -> Powerline -> Gigabit ethernet switch -> Lenovo+NAS???
If so, the PC and the NAS are connected to the same gigabit switch, and powerline (and the router) are not being used when you transfer between them.
But if it is connected differently, then perhaps powerline is on the path - in which case it likely is the bottleneck. Your powerline module connects with fast ethernet ports, so it is not capable of more than 10 MB/s transfer, I believe your router is also fast ethernet.
If you are interested in raising the performance, I first suggest using nastester as the benchmark (http://www.808.dk/?code-csharp-nas-performance). It's a free download, and provides consistent results that can compared with what other forum members get.
I'd suggest benchmarking your setup "as is" first, then trying a direct connect test - similar to xeltros's suggestion.
-I would not recommend sending jumbo frames over powerline.
-Also, the 10 MB/s you are seeing is suspiciously close to the limit for fast ethernet. So I'd confirm that you have gigabit speeds at both the PC and the Nas (and the path inbetween).
I'm not sure I have the topology straight here. I am thinking a Router -> Powerline -> Gigabit ethernet switch -> Lenovo+NAS???
If so, the PC and the NAS are connected to the same gigabit switch, and powerline (and the router) are not being used when you transfer between them.
But if it is connected differently, then perhaps powerline is on the path - in which case it likely is the bottleneck. Your powerline module connects with fast ethernet ports, so it is not capable of more than 10 MB/s transfer, I believe your router is also fast ethernet.
If you are interested in raising the performance, I first suggest using nastester as the benchmark (http://www.808.dk/?code-csharp-nas-performance). It's a free download, and provides consistent results that can compared with what other forum members get.
I'd suggest benchmarking your setup "as is" first, then trying a direct connect test - similar to xeltros's suggestion.
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