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[velocci]

Hi all, I recently bought the Dlink DIR-655 router and I have a Dlink DNS 323 nas.  I have them connected and working.  When I send data from my PC to the DNS 323, i'm doing about 6MB/s.  when I'm sending data from DNS 323 to my PC, i'm doing about 30MB/s.   all 3 devices have the 1000 Mbps enabled and Jumbo frames is enabled on the DNS 323 and my PC.
is this normal?

[davevt31]

The 655 doesn't handle Jumbo Frames well.  It has been advised in the past to NOT use Jumbo Frames.

[velocci]

I see.  which dlink router will give me the best wired transfer rates? 

[billy_kidd]

I am getting about 65mbs with my wndr3400 and 2 dlink dns-321's

[velocci]

i guess you mean 65 megabits per second?  you can't possibly mean 65 megabytes per second because that router isn't a gigabit router and the DNS 321 is not wireless.  so the most you can possibly have is 12.5 megabytes per second.

[FurryNutz]

I would either contact both moderators on these forums and ask them which router they recommend if they can. You might pose this question over in the DNS 323 forum too. Let us know what you find out.

I've been reading some information on this:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DSR-500N

[davevt31]

I haven't seen a post from Lycan or Sesca in Months...

[FurryNutz]

Just because they aren't posting doesn't mean there not around. There around trust me.  

[velocci]

i did post it on the DNS 323 forum.  nobody answered yet.

[billy_kidd]

i guess you mean 65 megabits per second?  you can't possibly mean 65 megabytes per second because that router isn't a gigabit router and the DNS 321 is not wireless.  so the most you can possibly have is 12.5 megabytes per second.

correct, lower case b = bits.  I think that is what the OP meant too, doubtful he's getting 300 mbs.

Now, I am using a DLINK 24 port gigabit switch ahead of my router.  I previously used an 8 port Dlink gigabit switch, but ran out of ports.  I did find that putting a switch ahead of the router has improved overall performance of my network.  The DGS-1024Dis a little faster than the 2208.

So, MODEM > ROUTER > DLINK DGS-1024D > 321-1 AND 321-2

[velocci]

I don't see how putting a switch after your router would increase speeds.  have others done this with an increase in speed?

[FurryNutz]

It's common practice to have a switch after the router on the LAN side. If your just transfering data between LAN side devices, the router doesn't need to be processing this information. Switches and hubs are made for this. Billys diagram is common and is recommended for house hold networks.

[velocci]

interesting.  i didn't know that.  how much are dlink switches?

[FurryNutz]

It doesn't have to be a Dlink switch however swithes run from $30-$400. Just depends on the supported connected speeds and how many ports and other functions. I have an HP 24port Gb switch. That was about $300. I think I saw a NG 5 port for $40 the other day at Radio Shack.

[velocci]

does the router need a special port for this?  my router has the wan port for the modem and 4 normal ports for the devices.  would the switch get plugged into one of the 4 normal ports?