Wifi with Readynas Duo

Don't get that. Get a switch e.g. the GS108T. Connect the switch to the router and plug the ReadyNAS units into the switch. Problem solved.

That way you can access all the NAS units via gigabit ethernet. If your router is not gigabit then you could connect your PCs to the switch as well (if they are connected via ethernet) to get gigabit speeds.

Totally agree. Getting an 8 port gigabit switch is about the same money and will increase your speeds (and is very easy to install). The WNCE2001 would be a horrible way to connect your NAS.

The GS108T is a managed switch, so it includes capabilities you don't really need (and is relatively expensive). I suggest a GS608 or possibly GS108e, which are in the same price range as the wifi adapter. You should avoid the GS108 (with no letter suffix), as it does not include 802.3x flow control (which is often needed when connecting the NAS to 100 mbit equipment, like media streamers).

BTW, you might also find you need to update your ethernet cables, as to get reliable gigabit ethernet you would need cat5e or cat6. The cable type should be printed on the cable, so this is not hard to check.

Thanks for infos. I almost bought this:
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... omoid=1009

but then i realised it doesnt even include wifi, wtf ?

Is it possible to get a switch supporting wifi n ?

Also, what are other major differences between a router and a switch ? I've never used a switch before.

A switch just provides ethernet. A router will do both ethernet and wireless. Also a router typically can be used as the device that assigns IP addresses.

Just to be clear, you use the switch with your router (it doesn't replace it). In addition to what mdgm said, a router also provides internet access and a firewall to protect your home network. A switch is the right way to expand your [wired] home network. If you also want to upgrade your wifi, then you would want to upgrade your router in addition to adding the switch.

The switch you referenced will solve your problem. You connect all your local ethernet connections to the new switch, and add one more cable between the router and the switch. (You leave the WAN connection on your router alone). Remember that you need cat5e or cat6 cable!

Then your ethernet speeds go up, and you have more connections. Your router continues to work, and you still can access everything over WiFi.

awww i thought i could replace my router with the switch... problem is that i dont have any free power outlet left in this room (and i am already using power surge protectors with 12 outlets)... I'd prefer to buy a switch with wifi, or a router with 5 ports or more, if possible

Thanks for help guys

anarchoi wrote:
awww i thought i could replace my router with the switch... problem is that i dont have any free power outlet left in this room (and i am already using power surge protectors with 12 outlets)... I'd prefer to buy a switch with wifi, or a router with 5 ports or more, if possible Thanks for help guys

Yikes. Hopefully you are not overloading your circuits.

I don't know of any wifi+gigabit routers that have more than 4 ethernet ports, and you can't use a switch without a router.

You probably should have a UPS for the duo anyway, and that would have enough outlets to cover your router and the switch. so that would be one way around your outlet problem.

You probably should have a UPS for the duo anyway, and that would have enough outlets to cover your router and the switch. so that would be one way around your outlet problem.

Is it really worth the money ? I never have electric failture here... My computer has been on 24/7 for years and never had any problem... All of my stuff is plugged in a Belkin surge protector, they guarantee up to $200,000 worth of equippement is something blow up.... should i still get an UPS ?

I don't really want to buy a switch if im still forced to use my router... Anyway the switch would be used only for one ReadyNas Duo, and i dont use it very often (damn i wish i could just plug it with USB)... That's why i wouldn't mind getting wireless connection and i dont care if i get slow speeds... If the NETGEAR WNCE2001 can work with the ReadyNas Duo i may buy it


Another off-topic question, is it normal that i am getting only 10mb/s write speed when i transfer files to any of my ReadyNas Ultra 4 Plus ? I'm using cat6 cables with a Belkin F5D8233-4 router

anarchoi wrote:
Is it really worth the money ?

If you lose power unexpectedly you can corrupt the raid array and lose all your data. The surge protector will not prevent that, and the guarantee won't apply because the equipment will still be functioning. I decided it was certainly worth the money.

anarchoi wrote:
... is it normal that i am getting only 10mb/s write speed when i transfer files to any of my ReadyNas Ultra 4 Plus ? I'm using cat6 cables with a Belkin F5D8233-4 router

I guess you need to decide if you care about speed or not. Your post is sending a mixed message.

Do you have a Duo and an ultra 4 plus? If so, are you using the duo for primary storage or backup?

Anyway do you really mean 10 megabits, or do you mean 10 megabytes? Your router is only capable of about 10 megabytes (100 megabits). You should be getting more than 10 mb/s.

BTW, if you are really ok with 100 megabit links, you could replace your router with this: http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DIR-632-Wi ... 039&sr=8-1 Newer gigabit wifi routers seem to have settled on 4 ports, but a few of the older 100 mbit models have more.

I guess you need to decide if you care about speed or not. Your post is sending a mixed message. Do you have a Duo and an ultra 4 plus? If so, are you using the duo for primary storage or backup?

Sorry, let me give more details


First i bought a ReadyNad Duo and realised i couldn't use it with 3TB drives. So i bought a ReadyNas Ultra Plus and really liked it, so i bought another.

Those two ReadyNas Ultras are my primary stockage NAS. I care about the speed of my Ultras.

Now i'm left with another ReadyNad Duo i didn't know what to do with, so i'm using it to store old files. I really don't care about the speed of my ReadyNas Duo since it is almost read-only.

Anyway do you really mean 10 megabits, or do you mean 10 megabytes? Your router is only capable of about 10 megabytes (100 megabits). You should be getting more than 10 mb/s.

I meant that when i am transferring files from windows to NAS, windows tell me the speed is 10mb/s. This is really slow and i have same problem on all of my NAS.