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Orch said:
Ok, will give it a shot, but don't have a clue how to achieve this. I'm guessing I need to SSH into the server then enter that command? It's been a few years since I've done anything via SSH!
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There is no "give it a shot", just a "i will do".

It's a command prompt, just the commands happen on a remote computer.

You will need>

Putty
ip addy of server
root
password (you set this during installation)
iperf -s

copy and paste what you see to pastebin and post the link here.
 
CaNsA said:
There is no "give it a shot", just a "i will do".

It's a command prompt, just the commands happen on a remote computer.

You will need>

Putty
ip addy of server
root
password (you set this during installation)
iperf -s

copy and paste what you see to pastebin and post the link here.
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You're over estimating my abilities :D

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what am I doing wrong?

By the way I now have both PC and Server connected directly to the router. Currently getting 11MB/s

Server specs

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don't know if any of this is relevant

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Hang on, my router is a standard plusnet 2704n, which is 100mbps. So 11.3MB/s is basically full speed isn't it?

So I need a gigabit router to see anything quicker?
 
stewski said:
you could buy a cheap GbE switch and plug client and server into that first?
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That's exactly what i was just searching. I can't work out whether that would still be choked by homeplugs? If I got gigabit homeplugs on each end, i.e 1) GbE swich 2) NAS 3) Client would I see real speeds or could the household wiring let it down?

Particularly on the basis the existing plus are supposed to be 200mbps and it using them choked me from 90mbps down to around 45-50mbps
 
I've not got loads of experience on homeplugs but what I've read is they are very variable on older installs. I just run utp/ethernet between my carpet underlay.

That said a little GbE switch is around £13
 
Yeh ideally I would run cable throughout, but looking to sell the house this year so don't fancy ripping floor boards up at this stage.

yeh the switch is cheap, 3 x high speed home plugs not so much.

I guess my query is that currently homeplug speed is around 50% of direct connection speed. Is that actual speed the limit of the household wiring? or would it increase with high rated plugs?
 
Orch said:
You're over estimating my abilities :D

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what am I doing wrong?
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Narps, I have faith in you. :D

Turns out iperf isnt bundled into OMV and needs to be installed manually.

chuck these commands into a putty session

apt-get update
apt-get install iperf
iperf -s

:D


Now, on your winbox you need to use iperf v2.

https://iperf.fr/download/iperf_2.0.5/iperf-2.0.5-3-win32.zip

extract it somewhere. (i extracted to c:\users\cansa\iperf )
open a dos command prompt
navigate to the location you extracted the files to.
iperf -c NAMEofSERVER
 
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