scurrier
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I come to you with a head scratcher. I am getting slow WiFi throughput during file transfers on my Surface Pro 3, which has 2x2 802.11ac WiFi. I went through the wringer with Microsoft support on it and they offered me a warranty exchange, but I have a suspicion that the problem is with all Surface Pro 3's and not just mine. But maybe you can help me see a problem with my testing or expectations that I hadn't considered. Here's a description of the problem...
So, the question is: Can you see any flaws in my expectations or testing methodology?
Thanks in advance for your time.
- My FreeNAS box can serve two wired clients at 100+ MB/s each, via LACP. So I don't consider it to be a feasible bottleneck.
- My WiFi access point is a Ruckus R500 (a $650 enterprise-grade access point with 2x2 802.11ac)
- My switch is a Netgear GS748TPS (a generation-old, enterprise-grade, 48-port POE switch)
- The path between the SP3 and the FreeNAS box is:
SP3 -> 802.11ac wifi -> Ruckus R500 -> Netgear GS748TPS -> LACP Ethernet -> FreeNAS - There are no other devices on the 5GHz band, the 802.11ac is enabled on both ends, and the SP3 is close to the AP with line-of-sight
- I can only get about 15 MB/s file transfers of large files via CIFS from the FreeNAS to the SP3. I believe a reasonable real-world throughput expectation is more like 45 MB/s.
So, the question is: Can you see any flaws in my expectations or testing methodology?
Thanks in advance for your time.