What matters is whether a product has the features you want.Thiggins, what features do the rest have that is behind in the asustor?
What matters is whether a product has the features you want.Thiggins, what features do the rest have that is behind in the asustor?
You're welcome.Thanks for the snark.
ASUS makes good stuff. Just not ready for top drawer status in NASes.
Many/most new NAS shoppers don't know what they need.What matters is whether a product has the features you want.
Is that Mbits or MBytes/sec?I'm only managing 5-6mb/s over wifi. It should be much faster right? What settings should I be looking out for?
Aggregation helps only if you have multiple clients using the NAS heavily. It does not increase connection bandwidth for a single client.Also, what link aggregation setting is best on the NAS?
well 5MBytes/sec = about 40Mbps net yield (not WiFi connection speed) which is typical for 11n WiFi - depending on the range and signal strength at each end.Its MB/s on the activity. I think its megabytes. Its rather slow. Any advice regarding settings?
My desktop has an N300 adapter (connection speed 267mbps on status terminal). Although I don't expect to reach 300mbps, I'm hoping to reach at least 100mbps.
My PC is only 4-5 metres away from the router.
It does. But does the spec say it supports folder sync to everything?Hang on... I thought asustor NAS supports folder synchronisation. How do I go about doing this direct from the NAS rather than installing a third party software? Or is it not possible at all even with synology, etc?
4 to 5 meters and how many walls or other obstacles in the way? Which N300 adaptor do you have and are the antennae in the optimum position to best utilize the signal?
Have you ensured that Jumbo frames settings are the same across all your devices on the network? Even though it shouldn't be affecting wireless transfers, it may be affecting the wired to wireless interactions.
A drawing of your setup (with 3D indicators) and with obstacles would help immensely here, but try these suggestions if possible.
- Place the router as physically centered to the area(s) you need coverage in
- Bias the 'centering' for more important areas or devices (such as your desktop, in this instance)
- Place the router at least 10 feet above ground (and not just above the floor) taking into consideration the following points
- Place the router in open air (not in the basement, a closet, or a cabinet) with at least 12 inches free from side, back walls and ceiling and up to 3 feet free in all dimensions, if possible
- Try different antennae orientations (the recommended '\ | /' if using on multiple floors or levels or '| | |' if using the router and clients on a single level
Also take care of the N300 adaptor's antennae if you can. Place them as high as possible and not hidden behind the computer as seen from the router.
In addition, try moving the router and / or the client a few feet back and forth in the rooms they are in. It is an eye-opener how just a few feet may influence the throughput quite drastically, depending on the environment.
Thanks for that! I will definitely give it a try.It does. But does the spec say it supports folder sync to everything?
If the sync feature works only to rsync devices, then you need rsync running on whatever the sync partner is.
Every device is different. You need to dig into the details.
Delta Copy is free and works well. I use it as part of our NAS benchmark suite.
Thanks for the advice. The router is <4m away from the PC just in the living room next door. I have tried all manner of positions and the result is still the same. max around 6Mb/sec.
I have a TPlink WDN4800 which is supposed to be a 450Mbps adapter. I've updated the drivers. I've chosen 5ghz network. No change in the transfer speeds.
This is getting rather frustrating.
Thanks for the advice. The router is <4m away from the PC just in the living room next door. I have tried all manner of positions and the result is still the same. max around 6Mb/sec.
I have a TPlink WDN4800 which is supposed to be a 450Mbps adapter. I've updated the drivers. I've chosen 5ghz network. No change in the transfer speeds.
This is getting rather frustrating.
I have a Asus 68U router which is Wireless AC with a Wireless AC laptop, connected at 866 Mbps (5ghz)...
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Anyway, sorry I'm a bit late to the party, but I'm also a 5104T owner and I really like the NAS although I have had 2 'crash' issues in the couple of months I've owned it which I don't remember ever having with my very, very old Synology DS211j so it's still a work in progress and the mobile apps are a bit error-happy but it's nothing a round of updates can't fix.
One would hope that Asus would have better luck with their NAS boxen than their routers.
Router/AP's, if they crash, it's not a major deal, unplug and plug it back in, a bit of network disruption - having a NAS crash, well, that's a different animal - I know that smart folks always back up, but consider that many people back up to a NAS, just for that reason...
"work in progess..." is mighty forgiving of a NAS crash (twice, in your experience)...
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