Arman
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Hello.
A few days ago I finally put my NAS together and i'm proud to say for my first ever computer build; it was very successful.
However, at first I panicked a lot when I tried to transfer files over to it via WIFI (CIFS) and I got around 2-3Mb/s...
To diagnose the problem I connected my laptop to my NAS directly via ethernet and the speeds increased significantly. Therefor the router must be the problem. The thing I cannot figure out is what is causing it to be so slow. Could it be the wireless transfer speed itself? (Laptop was beside router at the time of test.) Or is the wireless transfer speed fine and the problem lies with the processing speed on the router? Is it slow at *reordering packets* and rerouting them?
I then connected my laptop to my router via ethernet and tested it that way. I got around 12Mb/s...
I understand that wired connections are much more reliable than wireless... But I might not always be able to use a wired connection. I would like to find a way to increase my wireless transfer speeds. (~20Mb/s would be sufficient)
Yes... I need a switch. I've been looking at switches on amazon a lot lately however i'm still struggling to pick the best choice. I'd like a recommendation.
If I also have to change my router. what router would you recommend?
A few days ago I finally put my NAS together and i'm proud to say for my first ever computer build; it was very successful.
However, at first I panicked a lot when I tried to transfer files over to it via WIFI (CIFS) and I got around 2-3Mb/s...
To diagnose the problem I connected my laptop to my NAS directly via ethernet and the speeds increased significantly. Therefor the router must be the problem. The thing I cannot figure out is what is causing it to be so slow. Could it be the wireless transfer speed itself? (Laptop was beside router at the time of test.) Or is the wireless transfer speed fine and the problem lies with the processing speed on the router? Is it slow at *reordering packets* and rerouting them?
I then connected my laptop to my router via ethernet and tested it that way. I got around 12Mb/s...
I understand that wired connections are much more reliable than wireless... But I might not always be able to use a wired connection. I would like to find a way to increase my wireless transfer speeds. (~20Mb/s would be sufficient)
Yes... I need a switch. I've been looking at switches on amazon a lot lately however i'm still struggling to pick the best choice. I'd like a recommendation.
If I also have to change my router. what router would you recommend?
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