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ReadyNAS 104 ethernet adapters bonded or separate for two users at the same time
Hi,
I've got Ready NAS 104 (OS 6.4.2)
I've pluged in both ethernet cables into it and into my router.
I've asgined static IPs to them one is 192.168.1.113 and the other is 192.168.1.107.
We have two PCs at home, one is mine and the other is my wifes and we both work on them and on NAS at the same time.
Which would benefit us more? to bond (if yes then which teaming mode?) the ethernet adapters or to use two separate IPs when connecting to NAS (say I use 192.168.1.113 and my wife uses 192.168.1.107)??? Or none of this recomended for us and we should stick to default configuration?
Thanks in advance for your help.
3 Replies
I suggest you just remove one of the ethernet cables (and remove its static IP address). The RN104 isn't fast enough to saturate a single gigabit connection, so there is no advantage to using both.
If you do want to try both, then the best practice is to configure a bond. ALB or TLB are the bonding modes that are compatible with ordinary switches and routers.
I am ussing one Ethernet adapter at the moment, I just set it up second one and wondering should I buy another ethernet cable?
I need a static IP because I connect to my NAS via various file explorers on my tablet and my phone also when I am in my local network at home and with dinamic IP I have trouble finding nas on my tablet. I don't have a good knowledge about technical stuff, maybe there is a better way to do that?
I was wondering would it benefit me and my wife when we connect to the NAS through diferent ethernet adapters when working at the same time?
I work with video and pictures (adobe photoshop etc) raw files and they are 25-35mb each and it does put preasure on the network and my wife when she is working she notices it straight away and always complains to me saying that it takes ages to load or copy everything.
Seveni wrote:
I was wondering would it benefit me and my wife when we connect to the NAS through diferent ethernet adapters when working at the same time?
It would benefit if you had a RN200 or better. But with the RN100 series I don't think you will see any performance benefit. A single gigabit interface can handle file transfers of about 100 MB/sec. But the RN100 series can't deliver more than about 70 MB/sec - it is limited by its CPU, not by the network.
If you are both working over wifi, then it would help if one of you used ethernet.
Seveni wrote:
I need a static IP because I connect to my NAS via various file explorers on my tablet and my phone also when I am in my local network at home and with dinamic IP I have trouble finding nas on my tablet. I don't have a good knowledge about technical stuff, maybe there is a better way to do that?
A better way is to reserve the IP address in your router. With a static address, you need to remember to change it back to DHCP before you switch routers (otherwise you lose connectivity). Reserving the IP address avoids that problem, and also gives you the benefit of a known/stable address.
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