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Slow Transfer / Torrent Upload
I have a ReadyNas NV+ running on Verizon Fios (25 DL / 25 UL)
My router/modem is the Actiontec MI424WR
My transfer speed even when connected directly to the router with a cat6 cable seems to be much slower than it should be. I am unsure what test to run or how to run the tests to give my exact speeds but I am almost positive it should be much faster.
Even my bittorrent uploads and downloads are much slower than if I were to dl or upload on my PC and I believe I have all proper ports forwarded. I changed MTU settings to 1492 and enabled jumbo frames and did all the stuff in the optimization thread but nothing seemed to work.
Do I need a new router possibly? Is something being blocked? How do I check if anything is wrong or if my speeds are good or not?
Any help is much appreciated
My router/modem is the Actiontec MI424WR
My transfer speed even when connected directly to the router with a cat6 cable seems to be much slower than it should be. I am unsure what test to run or how to run the tests to give my exact speeds but I am almost positive it should be much faster.
Even my bittorrent uploads and downloads are much slower than if I were to dl or upload on my PC and I believe I have all proper ports forwarded. I changed MTU settings to 1492 and enabled jumbo frames and did all the stuff in the optimization thread but nothing seemed to work.
Do I need a new router possibly? Is something being blocked? How do I check if anything is wrong or if my speeds are good or not?
Any help is much appreciated
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What transfer speeds are you seeing? You have a 100 mbit/second router, so the max would be around 11 MB/s.aitonk wrote: I have a ReadyNas NV+ running on Verizon Fios (25 DL / 25 UL)
My router/modem is the Actiontec MI424WR
My transfer speed even when connected directly to the router with a cat6 cable seems to be much slower than it should be. I am unsure what test to run or how to run the tests to give my exact speeds but I am almost positive it should be much faster.
Even my bittorrent uploads and downloads are much slower than if I were to dl or upload on my PC and I believe I have all proper ports forwarded. I changed MTU settings to 1492 and enabled jumbo frames and did all the stuff in the optimization thread but nothing seemed to work.
Do I need a new router possibly? Is something being blocked? How do I check if anything is wrong or if my speeds are good or not?
Any help is much appreciated- I never really pass 9MB/s. I usually get like 6-9MB/s. How would I increase this speed?
The next step is to upgrade your ethernet connections to gigabit, instead of 100 mbit.aitonk wrote: I never really pass 9MB/s. I usually get like 6-9MB/s. How would I increase this speed?
I also have the MI424WR, and switching to something else would disrupt my cable TV service. So I purchased a gigabit switch, and connected all my ethernet to that. The switch then connects to the router. All the in-house wired connections then go at one gigabit. You should make sure the switch you buy has 802.3x flow control support, and also supports 9k jumbo frames. (I have jumbo frames off at the moment, but you want to keep that option open).
You also need to use cat 5e or cat 6 ethernet cable to all your wired devices, so you should check that as well. Most ethernet cables will have that info printed on the cable.- I do not have cable TV but If I get another router i don't think it will work because the coax cable needs to be connected to the modem/router for service. If I connect the moderm/router to a switch it will work? Won't it still be caped from the original modem? And my cables are cat6
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