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[SAINT1976]

Hi!

I reenabled WMM and speed increased to ~2 mb/s.

I have a cat5e network cable between the modem and the router, would replacing this cable with a cat6 have any positive effect on speeds?

Also I'm thinking of placing the Router on the top of a 2,10 meter cabinet to improve the signal, although this means cables that are around 4-5 meters will be needed.

Any experience with "home plug" devices? While I have only heard of them, some people say that their performance depends on the existing electrical wiring i the house. If these work I could actually connect the NAS straight to the wall socket (through such a device) and to the PC.

[FurryNutz]

Possible that CAT 6 might have some impact however nothing that would greatly improve the speeds. Your just dealing with trying to get data going thru the wireless and back thru the router to the NAS. I would recommend you go wired CAT6 from the PC thru the switch to the NAS and by pass wireless when you need NAS. It's possible that you might to try a DAP wireless device if you really want wireless and connect it up to the switch with the NAS. This might improve the signal for wifi while still leaving the main host router as your internet gateway. Might try a different wireless adapter card as well. If you really want to use wifi and NAS, you might try 5Ghz. However not all devices support 5Ghz.

I have 2 routers set up as APs one in the office and one in the living room. Mine run 5Ghz N only for my MacBook Pro. Again, I only see about 8-10Mbs on uploading to my server. We'll never see greater speeds unless the Mfrs do something to increase the data thru-put. Just alot of variables to deal with when working with WiFi.
I've only has some experience using power line adapters, they seem pretty good and ya, depends on how well the power cabing in the building is done. I don't prefer this however only in extreme cases where WiFi might not work well.
Keep us posted.

[SAINT1976]

Really sorry to bother you with all these questions:

A DAP? Is that some sort of Access Point?

”Might try a different wireless adapter card as well. ”

My current wireless card supports 802.11b/g/n. All the specs and standards makes me really confused:
How can I tell if a wireless card has Gigabit support? Does it say ”802.11n Gigabit”?

”If you really want to use wifi and NAS, you might try 5Ghz. However not all devices support 5Ghz.”

I'm not sure if any of my appliances supports 5 GHz, and to be honest I don’t know where to find out, although I believe I saw "2,4 GHz" at some point in D-link web interface yesterday…

”I've only has some experience using power line adapters…”

If I moved the NAS into the next room (where I keep my laptop), I would have to connect it to my network either using a Powerline adapter or a wireless dongle, unless pulling a 20-30 meter long cable along the wall and ceiling.
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In the specs list for my Synology DS210j, under Hardware it says ”LAN: Gigabit X1”. Any idea of what this means, anything to do with Gigabit Ethernet?

[FurryNutz]

Really sorry to bother you with all these questions:

A DAP? Is that some sort of Access Point? Yes, just a DLink Model reference here.
DAP-1525

”Might try a different wireless adapter card as well. ”

My current wireless card supports 802.11b/g/n. All the specs and standards makes me really confused:
How can I tell if a wireless card has Gigabit support? Does it say ”802.11n Gigabit”? No, WiFi currently has not hit the Gb connection speed nor will it for a long time. All wireless speeds are Mb or Megabits.

”If you really want to use wifi and NAS, you might try 5Ghz. However not all devices support 5Ghz.”

I'm not sure if any of my appliances supports 5 GHz, and to be honest I don’t know where to find out, although I believe I saw "2,4 GHz" at some point in D-link web interface yesterday…Contact the Mfr's of the devices you have and ask. Specs will show what is supported. If you don't see 5Ghz listed anywhere then it's probably not supported.

”I've only has some experience using power line adapters…”

If I moved the NAS into the next room (where I keep my laptop), I would have to connect it to my network either using a Powerline adapter or a wireless dongle, unless pulling a 20-30 meter long cable along the wall and ceiling. Any chance of this happening? I would be preferred to have the NAS and your PC connected to the switch, then have the router connect to switch as well for internet. I think this router isn't Gb supporting on the LAN ports in back, only 100Mb speed. The Gb Switch will get you GB speeds on wired.
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In the specs list for my Synology DS210j, under Hardware it says ”LAN: Gigabit X1”. Any idea of what this means, anything to do with Gigabit Ethernet? Yes, means it has 1 Gb Lan wired connection that support Gb speeds.

[FurryNutz]

How long have you had this router?

[SAINT1976]

Hi!

I've had this router for a year and a half or so.

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Any chance of this happening? I would be preferred to have the NAS and your PC connected to the switch, then have the router connect to switch as well for internet.

Well, maybe. Let's pretend that I move the NAS, switch and router to the adjacent room; then a dongle or a Power line/Home Plug is not an option I asume, and I would have to pull a network cable from the living room to optimise speed, right?

My blu-ray player and Sonos ZP90 media player is also wired to the router. The ZP90 is hooked up to my home stereo amplifier as well (I'm streaming music mainly from NAS via the ZP90 to the Hifi system).

Pulling the network cable around the wall and over the threshold is the most convenient way (since the inner walls are 20 cm thick and made of concrete), provided that bending the cable in several directions around corners and tresholds doesn't affect the cable performance.

Perhaps a flat network cable would do the trick or are they more fragile?

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Would you say placing the router on top of a 210 cm high cabinet would improve the LAN speed noticeably compared to having it stuffed inside a TV bench? (We have such a cabinet next to the TV bench, that's why I'm asking)

[FurryNutz]

I don't think they make flat style LAN cables however they are flexible enough if you don't constantly bend them. I have one LAN cable going from my back officer where everything is, around to the office door, around the corner and up the side door well to the ceiling in the hall way where 2 other doors meet, over in the head way and back down to the hallway and runs down the floor board in the hall way to the living room, up and down the door way entrance to where a switch and 2 APs are located. Of the switch is a wired xbox and Boxee Boxx an the 2 APs. Placement of the router doesn't effect LAN performance, only wireless and cable management and lengths.

[SAINT1976]

Ok. Here's an example (ca 33 USD/21 pounds sterling) although it's only cat5e:

http://www.netonnet.se/art/koppla-och-an****/ntverkskabel/natverkskabel-rak/others-flatutp-cablecat5e20m/148805.5518/

[FurryNutz]

Link is bad.
I recommend CAT6 though if you can get it

[SAINT1976]

OK, here's another link (hope it works) http://www.kjell.com/sortiment/dator-kringutrustning/natverk/tradburet-natverk/natverkskablar/fardig-langd/utp-flat-cat5e-vit-20-m-p68072

It's almost half past eleven pm here so I need to go bed. I'll dig deeper into this tomorrow and will keep you posted in this matter.

Thanks for all your input so far and have a good day

[FurryNutz]

Night