LinkStation Live Transfer Speed worse than PC to PC

[mas985]

   

Besides a poor web management response from my LSLive HSDHGL, I am finding that file transfer is a bit slow as well.

 

I have two laptops connected to a 10/100/1000 Base-T router via 100 Base-T ports. The LS is connected via 1000 Base-T to the router.

 

The file transfer rate between laptops is about 11 MBps while the transfer rate between one laptop and the NAS is about 7 MBps (NAS Read). I would have expected the laptop connection to be the limiting factor so that the transfer rates should be about the same. I was just curious as to why the NAS is worse than a PC to PC transfer. This would indicate that the NAS is the limiting factor here. Would there be any settings which would account for this difference?

 

Also, writing to the NAS seems faster and closer to the 11 MBps of the PC to PC transfer.

 

Message Edited by mas985 on 06-05-2009 09:11 AM

[james557]

   The PC to PC transfer will be faster for a few reasons. One being that the two computers are in the same file system so they can receive the files better. Second is that the computer have much more RAM and processor power than the NAS does so they can process the information much faster. The NAS is a Linux based firmware and the HDD is formatted to XFS so the NAS can recognize it. When transferring a file to the NAS you have to take into consideration that it is first processing slower than a PC and then converting the files to an XFS format so it can be written to the drive. You can try to update or flash the firmware to help speed it up a little, but in the long run the PC to PC transfer will always be quicker.

[mas985]

   

I might agree with you but the NAS supports 1000 base-T so I would think that the processing power should easily handle 100 base-T. I can understand the file system theory although again the processing power required to handle 1000 Base-T should well exceed what is needed for 100 Base-T. This is why I had expected it to be as good as a PC to PC transfer with 100 Base-T.

 

 

 

[james557]

   Yes it does require more power to run a 1000 Base-T. But the LS does not measure up to a computer either way. Again try to update firmware or do a system initialization and reconfigure to try to correct the issue. A full reinitialization WILL NOT remove any data from the HDD. It just resets all user and network settings. You will have to go through it and reconfigure it but usually that helps in the instance that there is an issue with the way something is set up, slowing the machine down.

[mas985]

   

I have already tried all of those things multiple times with no improvement. I have also reflashed including a full reformat of the hard drive. I think that this is just the way this thing performs which is quite poor.

 

[Jason]

I wouldn't say poor. File transfer speeds are dependent on your hardware i.e. the better your proccessor and the more RAM you have the faster you go. That's why real high performance file servers use Xeon processors, have upwards of 8 gigs of ram etc. These machines cost thousands of dollars to put together. The same disparity that exists between a normal home type of computer and the above described type of server is akin to the type of chasm that exists between your average computer and a $200-300 linkstation.  Most home computers at this point in time have dual core processors and at least a couple of gigs of ram. No currently offered linkstation product we offer is topping 800 MHZ in processor speed and 1GB of RAM.  These types of hardware configs serve most people's use adequately. It also enables us to stuff these units full of features which distinguishes it in it's price point.  So in short, yes, I am not surprised that a transfer from pc to linkstation is slower than a transfer between computer to computer. As the aforementioned processor would serve as the buffer in this scenario.