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[Borkis72]

Terrible write speed, transfer 110GB of data right now and I get 9,5 MB per second, over a gigabit network... (D-link 655 with CAT 6 cables, the newest firmware).

Will never buy a D-Link NAS again...

Any suggestion to a good NAS?

[FurryNutz]

Any chance you can connect a external GB network switch between the 655 router and your devices and PCs? I highly recommend doing this as it will separate the NAS and Pcs from any router processing that is currently happening and will allow a more direct connection between the PCs and NAS.

I currently have a 655 router and right behind it is a 24pt Gb swtich and everything connected to that. Great speeds. Usually see about 40-60Mbs between PCs. Thats about what you should see after you connect a switch. Dlink has switches, I prefer HPs Pro Curve.

The problem your seeing is that the router is doing additional processing as thats its main function. This is pretty much inherent to any router. So if you separate that from the NAS and PCs, you'll see way better speeds and still connect to the Internet.

Let us know how it goes.

[cable2]

Hi,
It's a strange world in which I find myself inclined to defend the DLINK 320, but I have 2 other brand NAS's in roughly the same price point, that are in fact slightly slower than the 320.  These would be US prices.  Anyway, most of us considered and bought the 320 because of it's relatively low price and advertized features.  The relatively low price we got, but the features were and are much more iffy.  In my experience, "Gigabit" is a much touted but deceptive and unrealistic term, because the underlying hardware and many other devices cannot support true "Gigabit" speeds.  NAS speeds in particular seems to be directly related to the onboard CPU speed more than any other single factor.  Unfortunately, you do not get any significant increase in CPU / transfer speeds without spending at least 2 times more for a higher performance NAS and even then, don't expect anywhere near the theoretical maximum transfer speeds.
I understand the frustration of buying something with high expectations and then becoming increasingly frustrated by the performance which is dramatically less than what you were enticed to believe by slick and deceptive marketing.  Unfortunately, these seem to be the "industry standards" as they say.
I would suggest you put the device up for auction, but be prepared to pay quite a bit more for what you want.  Good luck

[brewster0101]

I get rough read and write speeds of 20Mb/sec - never any higher than that, but I knew this was its max speed before buying it.

Not being funny but you've brought a budget NAS unit - what were you expecting , speeds similar to that offered by the synology ds211j

[FurryNutz]

Everyone should and needs to do more research on the specs and reviews and ask questions before they by something. Just looking at the box isn't enough. Being not of ordinary people as you said, you should have figured this out by now having all the out dated equipment now.

Devices are designed to so specific things. The Mfrs carry the pink slip on what they do and how the operation and design. Its up to us to find the specs and find the most appropriate devices that work well for our needs. If your needs aren't being met by your current devices then it's up to you to find other alternatives, models, solutions and HW that works.

Good luck with your endeavors.

This is considered a end user configuration issue and not a HW issue. These threads are no longer useful.

[JavaLawyer]

Some other factors to consider. . .

How are you measuring performance? Are you seeing 9.5 mbps through Read or Write or some composite test?

• The structure of your transferred data can heavily impacts performance.  Transferring a single 6 GB file will complete significantly faster than transferring 1000 small files totaling 6GB.
• Enabling jumbo frames can enhance performance for large file transfers. Also remember to increase the frame size.
• Disabling services such as UPnP, DHCP, and iTunes will reduce overhead and can significantly improve performance.
• Did you test throughput on more than one PC? Are you sure the network card on your client PC is set for GB speeds? You may want to uninstall your PC NIC drivers and download/install the latest versions. Alternatively, test throughput on another PC with a wired connection.