Wifi with Readynas Duo

anarchoi wrote:
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.

Windows reports speeds in megabytes per second (MB/s). This is 80 megabits per second (80 mb/s) which as fast as your Belkin router can go. It is not a gigabit router, and you need a gigabit network to see the speeds the Ultra is capable of.

One option is to replace your router with a Gigabit one - for instance the Netgear WNDR4500 or the Belkin F9K1103. I have the WNDR4500 and find it works very well.

Keeping your existing router and adding in the gigabit switch (finding a way to power it!) is a cheaper way to get the same performance boost with the ultras, and avoids the need to use WiFi with the Duo.

anarchoi wrote:
...Now i'm left with another ReadyNas 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.

Got it, that explains things. The WNCE2001 should work with a new N router. Your current Belkin is pre-standard ("Draft N"), which might be a problem. Either way the Duo would probably drop below 10 MB/s, perhaps as low as to 4-6. If you go this route, you might as well get the WNCE3001, as street prices are about the same. The 3001 supports dual band (2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz). Though personally I would go with the gigabit switch.

anarchoi wrote:

Considering maybe getting an UPS, but i have a few questions : - Is it dangerous to plug my UPS into my belkin surge protector ? usually it is not recommanded to plug an extension into a surge protector, is it the same thing with an UPS - APC and UPS is the same thing or not ? i'd use my apc with computer with 400w power supply and two ReadyNas Ultra Plus What APC would you recommend me ? This one looks interessing and is very popular on newegg: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6842102082 Good choice ? Enough watts for all of my stuff ?

APC is a brand of UPS, your link is a Cyberpower. I have two somewhat larger units (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6842102070). I plug them into the wall, not the surge protector. Though I don't think you will do any damage by plugging it into the surge. (You can plug the surge protector into one of the switched outlets of the UPS too).

Connecting your PC and 3 NASes to a single UPS means the UPS won't run very long. Though you are mostly wanting to have it run long enough to get a clean shutdown. The UPS can only be monitored directly by one computer (or NAS) over a USB port. The ReadyNAS can also get the status over the network, but if you do that you also need to connect your router (and switch if you get one) to the UPS as well. There is a software package that can also let the PC monitor the UPS from the ReadyNAS, you might search for it.