NAS Box , slow on home network

[roadster]

Just an explanation needed really as I understand there is no cure:(

I have 2 PCs one with XP Pro, one with XP Home networked via an ORIGO Router.

I recently bought (very cheap) a Maxtor Shared Storage Plus 320 gb NAS box for backups and storage. It works very well except for the fact that it is slow...............

If I transfer a file between PCs the utilisation is up around 60 - 70% but between a PC and the NAS box its down to 25 - 30%

There are no errors to speak of and I've tried swapping ports etc.

The NAS box is Linux I believe and there is an open version of the software Here (http://www.openmss.org/forum/) but my knowledge of that operating system is nil.

Where or what is the bottleneck?

Thanks

[phishhead]

well do you have it set to full duplex 100mbits?

[roadster]

well do you have it set to full duplex 100mbits?


The router? Yes

The NAS box? I'm not sure how I can tell............when I was an engineer you didn't wear flip flops on your feet they were circuit boards you put into an electro/mechanical device. Eight of them made a byte:eek:

I'll investigate but I guess I'll have to learn a something about Linux first.

[Curio]

NAS boxes contain a smaller version of the software which is usually not up to date or even complete. The Linux implementation of SMB / CIFS is obviously not the same as MS versions and errors occur during file transfers slowing them down. NAS boxes are not really made for ultimate speed just as a storage solution.

If you are just using a PC as a NAS solution not a proprietary NAS box then I would either use Windows on it or a full version of an up to date Linux - probably Ubuntu for ease of use.

[efc]

You shouldn't expect the same response speeds from any external drive as you get with any internal drive.

The only efficient use of a NAS drive is backup. It will always disappointment if you attempt to use it as a work drive.

[roadster]

You shouldn't expect the same response speeds from any external drive as you get with any internal drive.

The only efficient use of a NAS drive is backup. It will always disappointment if you attempt to use it as a work drive.

It's working fine as a backup device, if a little slow...............

I have found it's forte though. just recently I was given an old Xbox and following a guide on another forum converted it into a brilliant media centre using XBMC. The NAS box integrated very easily with it and I have a stack of divx files that play flawlessly on the Xbox which is connected via a high def cable to my TV :D:D

[efc]

I am not a gamer but that sounds like a great tip to those that are.