Very slow NV+... PLEASE help!

Are you always accessing the NAS with ReadyNas Remote?

Well for starters the WAG160N doesn't have gigabit ports, so this limits you to 10MB/s straight away. Then if you're accessing over wireless you're limited further. If your laptop is connecting at wireless G (e.g. because one of your wireless devices is wireless g and slowing things down or your laptop is wireless G) then your speeds sound about right (I assume the speeds your mentioning are MegaBytes/s not Megabits/s?). See ReadyNAS Performance Expectations

Using a USB disk involves additional overhead hence the slower speeds.

It would be best to get a new router with gigabit ethernet ports and one that does simultaneous dual-band (allowing wireless g devices to connect at g speeds and wireless n devices to connect at n speeds at the same time).

You can assign a Static IP address to the NAS, preferably assigning one to the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the ethernet NIC in the NAS in your router configuration (there should be a Static IP address list, a Reserved IP address list or something similar).

ReadyNAS Remote is useful for accessing the ReadyNAS remotely from another network. Over the local LAN the NAS is on it still involves overheads so if anything is going to be slower than not using it.

A share on the NAS, is a folder on your C volume. Like you can share a folder on your PC with your network, you can create a share on the NAS.

Welcome to the forum!

No not always, I have one drive mapped as Z in My PC, so I'm not always using the Remote. I wasn't aware though it was designed for accessing it when you are on a different network...
Really though, a mix of operating the NAS wirelessly, over a non Gigabit router would slow it down THAT much? Whoa.

Sorry to ask, but is there a router/adsl2 modem you would recommend? Preferably, cheaper; I'm a student.

Since posting this I have reformatted it. Now it seems to have peaked at 8mbps. But yeah, i refer to megabytes; I'm purely stating the average Window's Explorer copy speed.

One last thing is there a quick guide to the usb functions? I have plugged in the My Passport and a thumb drive and pressed backup to no avail, so I must be going wrong somewhere.

Thanks for the help though fellas!

Not having gigabit slows down to roughly 10MB/s. 12.5MB/s is theoretical limit of 100 Mbit ethernet, but 10MB/s is realistic. Wireless is slower still.

I'm not sure what router to recommend. If adding an additional router consider the WNDR3700. IF you want to replace your router/adsl2 modem I'm not so sure

Was that 8MB/s over ethernet or wireless?

The Definitive Guide to the ReadyNAS NV+

yoh-dah wrote:

If you think we’re obsessed about backups, you might be right. Another option for backups is through the use of the backup button on the front of the ReadyNAS. By default, pressing the button will backup your backup share on the ReadyNAS to the attached USB storage device next to the button. If you prefer, you can assign any or all of the backup jobs to the Backup Button. If you press the button, all jobs assigned to the button will run sequentially.

if not wanting to backup the backup share to a usb disk you'll need to create backup jobs under Backup > Add a new backup job. Then when looking at the list of backup jobs scroll down and assign the relevant backup job(s) to the backup button.

Aaaahhhhh. The button make more sense now. I assumed it would be preset to backup whatever was on the thumb drive to a certain folder on the NAS.
Yes, the 8mb/s was over ethernet.

I'll have to keep looking in regards to the router/modem. As you can see I'm not a power user so the less devices the better, especially when ascertaining a problem.

Thanks!

Perhaps try a N300 wireless dual band ADSL2+ modem router or a N600 wireless dual band ADSL2+ modem router. See http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/high-performance/default.aspx

Awesome, the 600 would be perfect with the gigabit.

Lastly couple of other questions, what is the difference between x86 and sparc in regards to apps?
How do I install them? I see no browse or exe file from the unzipped winrar file.

Also, if in future i choose to change my raid setup does that mean all the drives including the mirror's source need to be formatted?
Can I add in more in future (currently only running 2 out of 4) and use them as extra drives or must i have them included in a further raid setup?

Thanks, Mdgm, you've been extremely helpful!

Add-ons are installed via System > Update > Local in Frontview (web-interface of the ReadyNAS) on Sparc ReadyNAS. You upload the ".bin" file you download from the web.

To change the RAID setup yes you would need to wipe all the disks. However if using X-RAID, I don't see why you'd want to do this as you can expand an X-RAID array. See X-RAID — RAID for the rest of us

I think I have it all fixed up now!

Thanks for the help MDGM.