Slow nas uploads

rebel rebel · 21 Jun 2019 at 20:20

There doesn't seem to be any windows 10 drivers for the motherboard, is this going to be why it can't be changed to 1000Mbps?

rebel rebel · 21 Jun 2019 at 21:57

Right I've ordered a new ethernet pci card and 2 new cat6a cables, one of which is 10m. We'll get to the bottom of this on Sunday!

rebel rebel · 21 Jun 2019 at 23:15

ED209 said:
Have you checked your lan cable is capable of 1gb connections for the pc? If it’s not the connecting at anything better than 100mb the cable may not be able to do the 1gb speeds

I don't know what the cable is capable of that's why I've ordered some new ones.

bremen1874 said:
What Cat6a?

You only need Cat5e for this. Cat6a will obviously work, but it's overkill.

Haha I can't get anything right. I knew it was cat something. I ordered Duronic Ethernet cables, they weren't very expensive, £8.99 for 10m and £3.49 for 2m.
I also have a ssd that I will install when I open the case to put the card in.

rebel rebel · 23 Jun 2019 at 21:07

Ok now we're getting somewhere.

I put in a new PCI Ethernet card and connected the CAT6a cable into the Plusnet Router and the network settings changed to a 1Gbps Full Duplex connection.

35MB/s upload speeds. That's just over a 3x improvement.

rebel rebel · 23 Jun 2019 at 21:12

And 75MB/s download speeds.

rebel rebel · 24 Jun 2019 at 21:17

Because the wifi speeds are not good enough on the hub one, Plusnet have offered me money for a new router.

rebel rebel · 29 Jul 2019 at 13:32

The cheque from Plusnet has arrived, so I'm now looking for a new router. I see Synology do a well regarded one. But if anyone could recommend another that would be great.

Budget around £200.

rebel rebel · 29 Jul 2019 at 16:50

labcoattech said:
NETGEAR Orbi Ultimate-Performance Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System - Wi-Fi Router and Single Satellite Extender with Speeds Up-to 3 Gbps Over 4,000 sq ft, AC3000 (RBK53) just a tad over your budget at £280 but worth considering.

Thanks I will add this to the list. It looks good and would negate the need for me to get a better powerline.

rebel rebel · 1 Aug 2019 at 10:16

theoneofgod said:
I didn't think they'd do something like that. That's great news.

Yeah the manager was really good. They didn't have to offer anything. I'm tied to the contract for another year, so would have had to stay anyway.