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VERY Slow and Unreliable transfering files between Mac and NAS box
I have 4 ReadyNAS 104's, all of them are showing the same problems, I can access them fine from Windows based systems over the 1Gb backbone that we have installed here, so in theory no bottle necks! But if I try to even transfer a small directory of say 20Mb to the NAS box it can tack up to 40 minutes to complete, the same directory on a windows platform will take around a minute or less.
Accessing shares from the mac also cause the same slowness, I have directores that hold textures, 3D models, etc, loads of single files, on the Mac it will take sometimes up to 10 minutes to read some of the larger directories, whereas windows will take just seconds.
Transfering files from a Mac to the NAS box will often fail even though they are smallish, I have given up sending stuff larger than 1Gb to the boxes as they ahve not worked well in ages.
If I connect a USB drive to the Mac I do not see the same behavior at all, but this is as expected.
If I transfer the same files to the Windows based systems from the Mac over the same 1Gb backbone, the transfers happening in a fast way, small directories of say 20Mb will transfer in just a few seconds, a 1Gb directory will transfer in around 1 minutes or less, so in theory it cannot be the network itself.
Is there anything I can check?
4 x ReadNAS 104 fitted with 4 x 4Tb Drives, Firmware 6.4.2 (reported by RAIDar), 6.2.5 (reported within the admin panel)
More or less resolved. Using a back up to move data around seems reliable and fast. So I have my data set up now where it needs to be on both RNs and a second back up to a USB SSD drive. What I origianlly had trouble with was dragging and dropping from the ReadyCLOUD application or directly from my iMac using Finder. It seems I have a bit to learn about this. I'll post back in a new thread if I continue to have issues.
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jamessawle2 wrote:
Firmware 6.4.2 (reported by RAIDar), 6.2.5 (reported within the admin panel)
That's weird.
Perhaps try upgrading one to 6.6.x and then do a factory reset/restore the data.
I did a factory reset on my RN102 last May (first time since launch) and saw a big performance boost.
Also, make sure antivirus and IPv6 are both turned off.
I have tried to update but it does not mention that there is an update available, I would try manually but the problem with these ReadyNAS 104 units is that Neatgear does not seem to recognise the 104 and has another number for them, so findingn the right update manually can be a tad worrying...
jamessawle2 wrote:
Neatgear does not seem to recognise the 104 and has another number for them, so findingn the right update manually can be a tad worrying...
Not sure what you mean by that, the web pages definitely spell out which release is for the RN104. For instance here: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/31221
jamessawle2 wrote:
I have tried to update but it does not mention that there is an update available
Do you use static IP addresses? If so, check that the DNS servers are configured properly on the NAS network page.
I have just put a RN312 on my Mac based network. It is going to replace an older NV Dou. I have the same trouble. I am trying to copy my files from teh old NAS to the new. Very slow transfer and always crashes after a few minutes. Any idea would be helpful.
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