Can these speeds be correct ?

[the_chang]

Am new to NAS.
I just bought a Synology DS112J with a Seagate 4TB HDD.

I am in the process of copying over 350GB of music from my Mac computer to my NAS and am only getting speeds of 97kb/s up and 5.4mb/s down.

It says it'll 20hrs to copy over !!

Thats even slower then when i copied files over with USB2..

 

[funhouse69]

Am new to NAS.
I just bought a Synology DS112J with a Seagate 4TB HDD.

I am in the process of copying over 350GB of music from my Mac computer to my NAS and am only getting speeds of 97kb/s up and 5.4mb/s down.

It says it'll 20hrs to copy over !!

Thats even slower then when i copied files over with USB2..

This doesn't sound right at all, my experience with Synology NAS Units are they are insanely fast and should be able to saturate even a Gig Network Connection. How is everything connected?

The only variable I can't comment on is the Mac Computer part but I can't imagine that is the problem.

 

[the_chang]

This doesn't sound right at all, my experience with Synology NAS Units are they are insanely fast and should be able to saturate even a Gig Network Connection. How is everything connected?

The only variable I can't comment on is the Mac Computer part but I can't imagine that is the problem.

the NAS is connected to a cable modem wireless router provided by my isp virgin media, its then connected to the NAs via a ethernet cable that came in the box.

I did a quick google search about this problem and it took me to synology's website forum where there'd been a number of posts about it but no resolution.

There's some talk about gigabit router, switches, but that all goes over my head.

 

[L&LD]

Copy wired or wireless?

Going to a single drive many small files (icons, etc.) and possibly over wireless; sure, that sounds about right to me.

Is the Mac a HDD or an SSD based setup? That too could contribute to the slow transfers.

Small files and the large overhead of wireless could get you those speeds.

Look at the Synology options to see if anything is limiting this (write-back caching, etc.).


Or simply connect directly via 1GB Ethernet cables (via switch) to the NAS instead.

 

[the_chang]

Copy wired or wireless?

Going to a single drive many small files (icons, etc.) and possibly over wireless; sure, that sounds about right to me.

Is the Mac a HDD or an SSD based setup? That too could contribute to the slow transfers.

Small files and the large overhead of wireless could get you those speeds.

Look at the Synology options to see if anything is limiting this (write-back caching, etc.).

The files am copying over are mp3's. 350GB of it wirelessly. The MAC is HDD

 

[L&LD]

If the files are strictly mp3's (~2MB or larger files) then the issue is something else than what I indicated.

I find though that the Mac OS has many small/useless files that clutter the file system - if you're sure these aren't being copied, then yes; the transfer is too slow.

Is it the same when you're connected wired (make sure to turn off the wifi when testing the wired mode).

 

[the_chang]

If the files are strictly mp3's (~2MB or larger files) then the issue is something else than what I indicated.

I find though that the Mac OS has many small/useless files that clutter the file system - if you're sure these aren't being copied, then yes; the transfer is too slow.

Is it the same when you're connected wired (make sure to turn off the wifi when testing the wired mode).

How to connect it wired ?

Do i just connect the nas to the mac computer or do i connect the nas to the router then the router to the mac and then turn off the wifi on the mac computer ?

ive also got a windows 7 netbook. might try it with that aswell.

 

[stevech]

350GB transfer needs a wired connection - not WiFi.
Or copy 350GB to a USB drive, then plug that drive into the NAS and copy using the NAS admin login and file/folder tools of the NAS.
Preferably USB3.

 

[the_chang]

350GB transfer needs a wired connection - not WiFi.
Or copy 350GB to a USB drive, then plug that drive into the NAS and copy using the NAS admin login and file/folder tools of the NAS.
Preferably USB3.

Hi

I just copied over a 1gb movie from a external usb drive plugged into the back of the nas and it gave me 20mb/s transfer speed.

I think my modem/router is 10/100, could this be the reason ?

 

[stevech]

If the 4 switch ports (LAN) on the router are 10/100, but the NAS and the PC are 10/100/1000 capable, yes.

You could get a gigabit switch.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122363
or equiv.

Run cat4 ethernet cable from switch to LAN port on router.
Connect NAS, PC/MAC and all other gigiabit capable devices to the new switch.