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    NAS performance

    You mean something like... this? http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/
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    My First Synology NAS, the DS-410j

    Don't know really. My tests showed that the 410j processor is not the bottleneck. With all my tests, I had about 40% processor load (except with simultaneous UL/DL test when it was something like 60%) and 40-50% memory consumption. I suspect that the variety of configurations for network...
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    My First Synology NAS, the DS-410j

    I have tested the performance of my 410j here: http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=4035 I found that the ftp service provides the best download speeds, which are way above SMB or even iSCSI. I have managed to get almost 50 MBps downloads through FTP whereas I have capped around...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    More tests, now with iSCSI volume: I connected the 410j to my DIR-655 and created an iSCSI volume to the disk. I formatted the volume to NTFS using Vista Disk Management tool. Then I copied a 6.8 GB file to the drive and tried to copy it back to the desktop. Here are the speeds: Upload to 410j...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    I connected the 410j device directly to my Vista 32 and using Synology Assistant to configure ad hoc network. My Vista PC has “Realtek PCIe GBE Family Network Controller” as the NIC driver. Then I ran some more tests using the ad hoc network and 6GB file uploads and downloads. The 410j had DSM...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    Ok, fortunately I have been suspicious enough not to fill up the NAS with my data, so I can do some testing. I reformatted the drives to RAID5 and tested with my Vista 32bit desktop and my office Lenovo T61 Windows 7 (64) laptop, in wired network: Vista 32bit SMB: 31-34MBps, saw-like data...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    Hmm.. Decided to update DSM to v1354 today and my Samba speeds dropped from previous 35 MBps to 6 MBps! Jumbo frames were not enabled in the update so that's not the cause. But what could it be then??
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    synology or QNAP

    Yep. 1 Gigabit ethernet that is in my DIR-655 switch.
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    synology or QNAP

    If 210j and 410j are of the same hardware, it may help you to know that my 410j has ~35 MBytes/s read performance using windows file copying in Vista with latest service packs and fixes (I use DIR-655 as 1 gigabit switch in between). It should allow approx. 5-6 simultaneous AVC HD stream reads...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    Ok, I found it from the Network settings. It wasn't very hard to find after all... I did another test using 4K Jumbo frames set in both 410j and Vista NIC drivers. The file copy speed was around 16MBps. Not too shabby. Perhaps this DIR-655 does not handle Jumbo frames very well.. Only way...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    Hmm.. didn't enable anything from the 410j DSM, only from Vista network drivers, where is the setting to enable Jumbo frames in DSM 3.0? Can't seem to find it...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    Thanks, I tried to change the Jumbo frames from my NIC properties to 4K and tried to copy the file again. This time the transfer speed was stuck at 5.7 - 6MBps. I tried pinging with larger packet (ping -f -l 4000) size as well but the packets didn't go through because "Packet needs to be...
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    PS. I have the latests DSM 3.0 firmware installed from the Synology site (if I recall, it was 1337 build).
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    Thank you, I have all the latest updates for Vista, including SP2. I did as you suggested and had: FTP: 58 000 000 - 61 000 000 bytes received per second SMB: 36 000 000 - 37 000 000 bytes received per second A significant difference, I would say..
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    410j and 32MBps file copy performance in Vista, is it too little?

    I bought 410j and 3 Samsung HD154UI 1.5TB disks. These disks were mostly recommended by the users, they had good ratings at NewEgg.com and I found them cool and quiet as a breeze! I just hope they have the lasting power as well. After setting them up with Hybrid Raid (SHR) I have made some...
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    any significant difference between WD desktop and server HDDs for 210j?

    Ok, read complaints elsewhere on WD (some weird performance measured with green drives) and Seagate (clicking and unreliable) drives. I jumped the gun and bought 410j and 3 Samsung HD154UI 1.5TB disks. These were recommended by the users, had good ratings at NewEgg.com and I found them cool and...
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    Any personal recommendations for the best Synology 210j HDDs?

    Hi, I am looking for recommendations on 1.0TB, 1.5TB or 2.0GB HDD drives for 210j, which I am about to order. I am planning to use it in RAID1 configuration. I have found that 210j is a cost effective solution for in house HD media streaming and shared use. So I am slightly confused by...
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    any significant difference between WD desktop and server HDDs for 210j?

    Hmmm... Thanks for the info. This is what I found digging about the differences (from QNAP forums) >source post< Looks like WD's opinion about the suitability of desktop disks for RAIDed NAS is different from the Synology's opinion? Now... who's correct...
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    any significant difference between WD desktop and server HDDs for 210j?

    any significant difference between WD desktop and server HDDs for 210j? UPDATED! Hi, Should I worry which type of drive to use in RAID1 configuration for DS-210j in casual home networking (file storage for large and small media files, streaming, backup)? * WD1002FAEX (1TB desktop disk, ~...
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