I know this is again a topic about slow transfer rate, but my searches on forum didn’t help so far.
My settings :
MBL2To wired to a DIR 655
Mac Book Pro with Mac Snow Leopard, ethernet and wireless
Here are my transfer rates from mac to NAS, tested with a 200Mb file:
wireless transfer : 5Mb/s
wired transfer : 10Mb/s
To be compared with my other NAS LaCie networkspace 1To
wireless transfer : 2.2Mb/s
wired transfer : 5.5Mbs
Good point : MBL is better that LaCie (that’s why I bought the MBL to be clear). But this is unfortunately not satisfying compared to what I could expect, especially because my computer is almost freezing when transfering file.
Since both NAS have transfer rate issues, there may be a problem with router but everything looks perfectly set.
I disabled all services on MBL settings page (remote access, itunes, …)
I checked activity monitor, and Finder activity % jumps from 1 to 17 when transfering file.
Another point: access from appleTV looks fine. I can read music, videos.
So, my question is : why my MBL or my network is so slow?
Unfortunately, I have no way to test with another computer for the moment.
AppleTV seems fine but I didn’t try to write on it. I will synch my appleTV with itunes to test but do you have any clue how I can monitor transfer rate?
Theres software out there (just do a google search) that will monitor your transfer rates and evaluate whats going on in your network.
One other thing you could try is to take the MBL to a friends place and try it on another network - if the same kind of issue is seen than most likely its an issue with the drive- otherwise it backs up the original theory that the issue is with the Mac.
I had downloaded trial version of path finder, that’s why I could give transfer rates when writing file from Finder. But I don’t see how I can monitor transfer rate to appleTV (unless I set ftp services on appleTV, but this is too much time consuming as I’d have to hack it).
I just eliminated DIR 655 router from the list. I wired my MBL and my Mac to my broadband modem that is a router also, and the transfer rates are the same.
I guess the mac could be the problem. But I don’t have any clue why. Hope you can figure a solution out of this.
Best regards
[Edit] Just realised that the freezing concerns only my wireless mouse. Using touchpad is fine. Another reason to think this is all about my mac