Hi friends,
i’m searching about what is the best model/brand router to get the best speed transfer via Wi fi in local network.
Looks like N style router are cheaper than AC, but it worth a router hight to 300mbps (Tp-link 841n)
Thanks!
Didn’t we explain a lot of this information in your previous post: Faster Router/modem to use Mycloud
As mentioned before the answer will depend on your price range you are trying to stay between and your goals of what you are trying to do.
In your prior post I sent you a link to Linksys products. It’s up to you to visit the site and read all the information. It has information about the evolution of home wifi from the start or 802.11b to the new AC MU-MIMO.
@Ricardo_Piccolo, please use the forum search feature to find several past threads that discuss the read/write speed of the My Cloud. Generally the read write speed is limited by your local network setup and by your computer’s connection (wired or wireless) to that local network.
It also helps to understand the actual speeds you’ll get versus advertised speeds.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabit-ethernet-bandwidth,2321-3.html
http://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-is-the-actual-real-life-speed-of-wireless-374
Here are just a few threads/posts that discuss speeds.
https://community.wd.com/t/new-release-firmware-release-04-04-02-105-1-27-2016/148441/89
https://community.wd.com/t/performance-benchmark-results/151741
If one’s computer has both a WiFi connection and an Ethernet (wired) connection, if connecting via Ethernet disable the WiFi connection entirely. In certain instances the computer may prioritize the network connections to use WiFi over Ethernet which may yield slower speeds.
sorry SectorGZ to make another post, but i ca not understand well. My question is simple, in a medium cost router like TP link or Linksys, Is there a real difference between 300 and 600mbps router to write files via Wi fi? i have macbook pro 2013 and mycloub of 4tb.
Thanks Cat0w, i realize i need a N or AC router, but my question is simple, in a medium cost router like TP link or Linksys, Is there a real difference between 300 and 600mbps router to write files via Wi fi? i have macbook pro 2013 and mycloud of 4tb.
The link posted above gives a general idea of actual real world speed one can expect from various versions of WiFi. Of course there are a variety of local factors (like WiFi interference) that can impact this expected real world speed.
Below is a breakdown of actual real-life average speeds you can expect from wireless routers within a reasonable distance, with low interference and small number of simultaneous clients:
802.11b - 2-3 Mbps downstream, up to 5-6 Mbps with some vendor-specific extensions.
802.11g - ~20 Mbps downstream
802.11n - 40-50 Mbps typical, varying greatly depending on configuration, whether it is mixed or N-only network, the number of bonded channels, etc. Specifying a channel, and using 40MHz channels can help achieve 70-80Mbps with some newer routers. Up to 100 Mbps achievable with more expensive commercial equipment with 8x8 arrays, gigabit ports, etc.
802.11ac - 70-100+ Mbps typical, higher speeds (200+ Mbps) possible over short distances without many obstacles, with newer generation 802.11ac routers, and client adapters capable of multiple streams.
Typically using Gigabit Ethernet will be faster than WiFi, but eventually regardless of using the fastest Ethernet or WiFi, one runs into the limitations of the computer (and its hard drive) motherboard transfer speed and the limitations of the My Cloud hardware (and its hard drive) transfer speed. That’s why its important to see the links above that show what benchmarking results people are achieving with the My Cloud when deciding how much money to throw at upgrading one’s network equipment if one is focused solely on trying to improve copying speed to the My Cloud.
When you update your router you should see a difference depending on your overall network.
I have a four TB My Cloud too and all the devices in my home network, computers, router and cell phone work with 802.11 ac. See image below for my desktop computer.
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My laptop shows a speed of 422 Mbps. It is a Dell less than a year old.
This is an image from my cell phone and I just checked the speed.
How was the speed tested? Or is that 422Mbps just the Windows Wi-Fi Status dialog box indicated speed?
Typically and generally the speed indicated under Wi-Fi Status is not the actual speed one would get copying a file to the My Cloud. One should use a program like CrystalDiskMark to test the actual throughput speed of the WiFi connection (or Ethernet connection) to the My Cloud.
