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Dogfood09

Dogfood09

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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
 
Are you using a wired gigabit ethernet connection between your PC and the QNAP? Or are you using wifi or powerline or whatnot?

Which QNAP is it? 11 MB/s is what I'd expect from a device with a 100 Mb ethernet port.
 
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...
 
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.
 
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
 
Go to your network connections, right-click the connection, select Properties, and on the Networking tab, click the Configure button under the NIC. Click the Advanced Tab and scroll down the properties until you get to Speed & Duplex.


You say you're using a Cat 7 cable. The odds are that it's the cable that's the problem, not the NIC. If it were the NIC it would likely not work at all. Get yourself a Cat 6 cable. One thing you can do is check the cable specification: is it copper-cored cable, or copper-clad aluminium? If it's the latter, throw it away.
 
I wouldn't trust any Cat7 cable that doesn't come from a specialised supplier.

There's a lot of suspiciously cheap Cat7 available from the usual online market places.

You don't need anything better than Cat5e or Cat6.
 
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