Network Speed

Dogfood09 · 5 Jun 2019 at 18:49

Hi All ,

Just picked up a qnap server , set everything up ok , went to transfer my media library to the server and i was getting transfer speeds of only 11MB/s , does that sound right as it doesnt to me , i have a 200mb line , ive got my server connected to the network through a tp link SG1005D gigabit switch , when i tried to download a file directly to it using an ftp client i am only getting downloads speeds of 2 MB/s , am i missing something , apologies , i am a noob at this

Dogfood09 · 5 Jun 2019 at 19:46

Hi Thanks for the reply , i have the Qnap TS-x53Be , yes its wired , do you think i need a new switch? , thing is....downstairs i can transfer files to and back with speeds of 50-60 MB/s...

Dogfood09 · 5 Jun 2019 at 21:15

I'm using a cat 7 cable, although since I built my new gaming PC about a month ago, I do get lots of drop outs, where as before only old rig I never had any at all, so maybe I'm thinking a faulty ethernet port on the mobo, it's a gigabyte aorus master z390 board, hoping it isn't though

Dogfood09 · 5 Jun 2019 at 21:17

Quartz said:
That points the issue at your network cable. The one between you and the switch. Try changing the cable. Also check to see if your NIC is set to auto speed or 100 Mb/s full duplex.

Where do I go to see if its checked to auto speed?

Dogfood09 · 5 Jun 2019 at 22:16

I think it must be the cable, as I got a new set of cable when I built the new rig, just order a cat 6 so will see if that fixes the issue

Dogfood09 · 6 Jun 2019 at 19:54

Yup , it was the cable ( CAT 7 ) that caused me the issues , all back to normal now , thanks