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joe_wht
Jun 19, 2021Luminary
Ethernet Port link aggregation
I've been trying th Ethernet Port link aggregation & the 2.5 gig Multi gig port options. When trying the aggregation on mhy ReadyNAS 214 it Slows my web browsing & File access WAY DOWN!! When tryi...
- Jun 19, 2021
To be more specific, for your setup, I would recommend the following.
- Enable Ethernet port aggregation on the RAX200 and connect ports 1 and 2 to the 2 Ehternet ports on the NAS (having its Ethernet aggregation enabled as well) (usually the "new bond" setting in the network settings tab of the readyNAS and it will need to bond using layer 2+3). Many ReadyNAS devices will not auto detect a link aggregation, thus it has to be enabled in the network settings, otherwise it will just use one or the other port but never both at once.
- Using either Ethernet port 3 or 4 of the router, connect it to your 16 port gigabit switch.
- For the multi-gig port, check if your main PC has a 2.5GbE or better Ethernet port, if not, then buy a NIC such as an RTL8125 based one, the prices fluctuate a lot, but on a good week, you can find some in the $12-15 range, and on a bad week, they can be in the $25 range). You will then connect the multi-gig port to your main PC so that it will have the full 2Gbps from the NAS when performing backups and other transfers.
- For your WiFi clients, your main laptop should have a good 802.11ax WiFi adapter, if needed, upgrade to an Intel AX200 WiFi adapter (typically around $17-$19), of it you want to eventually move to the 6GHz band, then the Intel AX210 which will go for about $25-$30. If in the same room as the router on the 5GHz band, you will get around 1.8Gbps real world throughput, and often depending on the building materials and room size, you can still hold over 1Gbps even 1-2 rooms away.
Razor512
Jun 19, 2021Prodigy
With the RAX200, you have the ability to use LACP between ports 1 and 2.
Then ports 3 and 4 will run at 1GbE, thus wired clients will top out at 1 gigabit, but 2 of those wired clients can still access the NAS at the same time and likely get a slowdown from each other. You also have the multi-gig port that will do 5Gbps/ 2.5Gbps/ 1Gbps.
This means that any PC with a multigig port, e.g., a modern mothrrboard with a built in 2.5GbE port, or if you have one of those $12-15 2.5GbE NICs, then that will get the full 2Gbps from the NAS.
Then you have the WiFi. The RAX200 will get roughly 1.8Gbps in real worth throughput on a 2 stream 160MHz client such as an Intel AX200.