Very Slow Performance on RN104

nas102 wrote:

hi, similar problem here, but worst. RN102, FW 6.1.6, Win 7 x64 connect via homeplug (powerline) read 700KB/s write 1.3MB/s direct ethernet cat 5e connect to same router (linksys wrt) read 23.433503 MB/s write 22.408892 MB/s original with 6.0.0 FW, upgraded to 6.1.6 and reset settings. tried different cat 5e cables with no improvement. router linksys wrt54g test connect via lan and wifi, all file transfer slow like turtle. any idea what's wrong? how to troubleshoot? already followed the instruction in http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12242 and used iometer to test.

Well, you can't get more than about 11 MB/s with the wrt54g, as it only supports 100 mbit ethernet. Over 802.11g wireless you won't get more than about 2.5 MB/s.

Your iometer ~22MB/s results were not "direct connect" if you were connected through the router. "direct connect" means ethernet cable between the PC and the NAS with nothing in between. Also, your results suggest that you had too much buffering in the test configuration. Fast ethernet cannot carry 22 MB/s.

So the first thing to do is get a new router (gigabit ethernet + 802.11n or 802.11ac).