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How to optimize the file transfer speed between USB external hard drive and wired-LAN PC on R7000.
Hi everyone, Here is my configuration: I have R7000, updated to latest firmware. I connect my PC to router using Cat5e cable. I connect my USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Western Digital 6TB) to...
PhamHuyBao wrote:
I think that I will leave everything as it is and accept that the transfer speed of 30-33 MB/s is the best that I can get with R7000.
TrustedReview measured the R7000's USB speed at 28-29 MB/sec, which is approximately what you are getting. http://www.trustedreviews.com/netgear-nighthawk-ac1900-802-11ac-router-review-setup-performance-page-2
The R9000 has 100 MB/s read speed and about 55 MB/sec write speed. https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/33046-netgear-r9000-nighthawk-x10-smart-wifi-router-reviewed?showall=&start=2
All ReadySHARE performance numbers are achieved by maxing out the brute CPU power, using a legacy discovery and name resolution (NetBIOS) and file access protocol (CIFS 1.0) Microsoft was about to phase out with Windows 10 initially, making it an optional install. With a smart update and JF support, much better results would be possible at lower CPU load.
And I've not talked about the know security vulnerable, many year long off any maintenance SAMBA Netgear has in place yet.
Even the SMB mounts on the R9000 Plex implementation for Media Library access on NAS (or Windows or Mac OS) could be done much better, with lower processor load and much better performance. Funny they implemented a very decent mount.cifs on the R9000 - but have not updated the cifs.ko accordingly.
Grand-ma would run like a young sprinter if maintained properly 8-)
Can't see anything resolved in this thread....
I'll shut up now here.
"Grand-ma would run like a young sprinter if maintained properly 8-)" that is hilarious!!!!!
What surprise me a lot nowadays is that for example I own a 17 y/o modem router from SMC networks with print server capabilities. Last century tech can still blow youngster and they can learn a trick or 2 !!
They should code better!
Yes, think about moving 9000 Bytes with the same (or even less) procesing effort than 1500 Bytes in SMB 3.0 protocol.
One more point? Most people with decent Windows systems at home use a Microsoft Account - read a username in a longer e-mail format and a password. Adding the same user account(s) ot the REadySHARE configuration would allow perfect transparent data access without a "login" and then the credentials store mess, which is known hard to manage for consumers.
The problem is not bad code - the problem is the inability to change and dopt to current (many year old) technologies.
"The problem is not bad code - the problem is the inability to change and dopt to current (many year old) technologies." The things achieved by those old technologies and huge limited ressources thay had back on time, nowadays technologies can do far far far better if the things were delivering the raw power! A bit like a Buggatti Chiron having a semi attached to him!!