Quote:
Originally Posted by Eephus Swift
OK. So the answer for my particular NAS unit is...painfully slow. Lol.
I think I'll re-route the data path back to my laptop and then manually backup the files. Way less painful.
Haven't actually played/simmed yet, but just the setup has been a 5+ minute affair and counting.
|
the nas is directly wired to the router or wifi? definitely directly wire and hide it, as opposed to any wifi capabilities on the NAS. although in this context, since the latpop is unlikely to be directly wired, it won't matter... also no need for nas at that point, just plug it into the laptop, lol.
if you have a G router, you're only getting 54mbps, which in reality will be closer to 32-40mb/s (4-5MB/s) actual transfer rates in the best condistions (e.g. sequential data vs fragmented, various related hardware/software, etc etc). this is quite slow when dealing in gigabytes. further away from router, the slower it is.
if your router has the cheap 100mb/s connections (divide by 8 for MB/s - and that's "optimal" not necessarily realistic rates depending on context) , that may also become a bottleneck eventually. always look for gigabit ports.
so, you could feasibly improve hardware options and realize significantly faster speeds. make sure you don't have a cheap "N" wireless adapter... if it doesn't have the higher bands (not just 11-12 bands of 2.4ghz), it's a G card in N card's clothing... ie it's not a fully functioning N wireless adapter.
if you are unsure of the things i typed and you have higher speed internet (75-100+), do a speed check at speakeasy.net or speedtest.net. if you are getting near that rate, it shoudln't take 5mins for setup to complete.