while doing that hit control alt delete go to task manager and click on the networking tab have a look whats going on there. we can rule out the harddrives for the moment the read/write speeds should be more than sufficient.
while doing that hit control alt delete go to task manager and click on the networking tab have a look whats going on there. we can rule out the harddrives for the moment the read/write speeds should be more than sufficient.
mudski (9th January 2014)
O.k definitely something going on.
Gaming Pc, in the same room as the NAS gets 25mb/s transfer speed, network usage at 25%
Front HTPC via a Belkin N1 (don't laugh) gets average 13.5mb/s network usage at 11%
Front HTPC NOT with Belkin N1 get 7.2mb/s (go figure) network usage at 7%
Back HTPC gets a whopping 1.15mb/s!!!!
Back HTPC direct to NAS, NO router inbetween : get 12mb/s network usage at 99% (assuming its 99% because of the direct connection to the NAS).
So the router is stopping it, but why. Flooding?
Last edited by mudski; 11th January 2014 at 04:45 PM.
Hey mate can we try something a little unconventional ? do you have those plastic freezer blocks in the freezer at all or maybe two bags of frozen vegies? put one under the router one on top wrap a towel around it. chill the router then re the test. Just bare with me .Originally Posted by mudski
I have a list of things we can go thru,
It's ethier your router getting hot or its your cabling, I run all cat6e and all gigabit gear but my network is alittle different.
modem--->hardware firewall ---> wifi router ----> gigabit switch---> gigabit switch
Yeah I think its the router. As I switched ports on it and the transfer speeds jumped back up. CAT5E is more than enough for a home server unless the cables will be over 100 metres or so. The longest on mine is around 30...I think i need to look into a better router.
I use to have issue with transfer speeds and general network crapness. It was my all in one not being up to the job.
I ened up getting a ASUS RT-N66U
http://www.asus.com/au/Networking/RTN66U/
No more networking issues.
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mudski (15th January 2014)
Upgrading your network to gigabit wont be expensive mate and you'll enjoy the rewards. Basically your speed of transfers is the speed that your hard drives can read and write at each end. I average 90MB/sec transferring over the network so moving large files is not a problem. Everytime I plug a pc/laptop into the network that has 10/100 network controllers its painful to work on over the network. If your going to spend the money on a new router atleast go a gigabit so you have the option to change your cables later.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Netgear-D...item416eb98eea
looks like a good choice.
When you going buying a router make sure it has a modem in it as well as alot of routers dont it is an easy mistake to make.
Thanks guys. I have too much cat5e in the house to even think about changing it. Besides I can't even get close to topping the cat5e limitations anyhow so thats a no brainer.
Router is my issue.
I have a BOB lite modem for NBN so I don't need a router with modem in it. But am thinking of getting a better NBN modem. There was one that had good reports of faster connection etc etc but do you think I can remember what it was? But I do need 8 ports on a router....
Holy Shi.t!! What forum did I accidentally click into…. Abort, Abort, Abort!!!
Between Patrols ATM. Had a beaut GU with 6.5 Chev TD. Next is a GU ute with a 4.5 litre Cummins conversion and a camper on the back.
NissanGQ4.2 (15th January 2014)
You could probally just get away with simple switch,
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