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Vista Wireless Performance Questionnaire
With the amount of Vista issues on the forum, we are putting out a questionnaire here to get more information on the setups to get get a grasp of what is happening. Based on user feedback over the la...
Same problems here. ReadyNAS Duo owner now for a week. Two laptops on XP working fast (enough?) (around 2,5 MB/s from NAS via 54g to laptop). Lot's of problems with my new laptop Sony VAIO VGN-FW21E (wireless n).
Read this forum, changed MTU in ReadyNAS Duo from 1500 to 1492 about one hour ago, problems seemed to be solved. I do not have programms to measure up/download speeds. Also only using wireless at this moment, so can't measure difference in wired/wireless.
Answers on the questions:
With the amount of Vista issues on the forum. We are going to put out a questionnaire here to get more information on the setups to get get a grasp of what is happening.
1) Has MTU been changed to 1492 and running Windows Vista SP1
YES
2) Model of Wireless Router and Firmware used.
Netgear NWR3500, Firmware Version V1.0.30_8.0.30
3) Wireless Card Model and Firmware
Intel Wireless Wifilink 5100 in VAIO. Driver version 12.0.0.73.
4) Connection Speed that you are seeing for Wireless Adapter. (54Mbps/24Mbps)
72 Mbps
5) Connection Speed between ReadyNAS to Router (10/100/1000Mbps)
cat 5e
6) Throughput from Windows XP to ReadyNAS and Vista to ReadyNAS. Both Machines at or near same location. (Read/Write MB/sec)
do no know how to measure
7) Throughput from Windows XP to Vista (Read/Write MB/sec)
do no know how to measure
8) If MTU settings were changed to 1492 and SP1 is installed, Would like a Wireshark capture when transfering data from Vista to ReadyNAS
what is this
If ommitted information is needed, please reply and explain me how to measure this.
Dirk
Read this forum, changed MTU in ReadyNAS Duo from 1500 to 1492 about one hour ago, problems seemed to be solved. I do not have programms to measure up/download speeds. Also only using wireless at this moment, so can't measure difference in wired/wireless.
Answers on the questions:
With the amount of Vista issues on the forum. We are going to put out a questionnaire here to get more information on the setups to get get a grasp of what is happening.
1) Has MTU been changed to 1492 and running Windows Vista SP1
YES
2) Model of Wireless Router and Firmware used.
Netgear NWR3500, Firmware Version V1.0.30_8.0.30
3) Wireless Card Model and Firmware
Intel Wireless Wifilink 5100 in VAIO. Driver version 12.0.0.73.
4) Connection Speed that you are seeing for Wireless Adapter. (54Mbps/24Mbps)
72 Mbps
5) Connection Speed between ReadyNAS to Router (10/100/1000Mbps)
cat 5e
6) Throughput from Windows XP to ReadyNAS and Vista to ReadyNAS. Both Machines at or near same location. (Read/Write MB/sec)
do no know how to measure
7) Throughput from Windows XP to Vista (Read/Write MB/sec)
do no know how to measure
8) If MTU settings were changed to 1492 and SP1 is installed, Would like a Wireshark capture when transfering data from Vista to ReadyNAS
what is this
If ommitted information is needed, please reply and explain me how to measure this.
Dirk
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