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[FloridaMatt]

I'm replacing a dns-320 with a Synology ds212j, for many reasons.  (Abysmal beta-only firmware, etc.  Note that back in April JavaLawyer asked dlink for a changelog for the latest beta, and they can't even supply that).  Anyway, here's one test.  Transfer a single 2gb file from pc, gigabit network connections, same model and size disk drive.  Dsn-320, 16.8 MB/sec.  Synology ds212j, 46.8 MB/sec. 

[shabuboy]

so eeeeeexpensive! But yes, faster.
 

For my needs, more than happy with the DNS 320 for $99.

[Teaser]

I have to admit, the "gigabit" capabilities of the device and sketchy support are a massive letdown for me, but at well under half the price of a Synology device you shouldn't be expecting it to be in direct competition...

For the money (£65) it's really not a bad bit of kit

[8vgumby]

I second, "sketchy" support.  My best source of support has been 3rd party web forums and here.  Phone support sends me in a circle insisting I pay money for my 6 month old device.  Horse-s***.  D-Link actually has worse tech support than Comcast.

[albert]

I agreed its gigabits performance is a let-down, I wouldn't have brought this if not for its 3rd party support, ie. Fonz Fun-Plug.

[shabuboy]

that is because besides the "gigabit" performance most people are taking about, you have to take into consideration the RAM and CPU speed as well.

Synology DS212J
CPU 1.2GHz
RAM 256MB

DNS 320
CPU 800MHz
RAM 128MB

Support is another matter, but then, if you are an advanced user, you will run into issues with any company's support team. Chances are you are better off searching the internet.

 

[martynmoore]

Hmm. Sorry I'm not so good with the MB/s comparison in a previous post.

I'm transferring just over 11,000 photos to my DNS-320 from an iMac over a Powerline home network. The Powerline adapters are rated at 200Mbps.

The dialogue box on the iMac tells me that it is going to take about 130 hours to transfer about 130GB.

Is that slow? It seems like it, but I've nothing to compare it to. I'm very new to network storage.

[shabuboy]

I recommend you do a search for "homeplugs" on this forum

[martynmoore]

I see what you mean. Thanks for that.

So now I've hooked the DNS-320 directly to the iMac using a crossover cable and am transferring data that way. Is a crossover correct, or should I be using a straight patch cable?

Right now it's telling me there are 10,019 items still to copy and that the remaining 108 GB will take about 89 hours. That is faster than the homeplug network method, but not much faster.

Would I be better off using the Sky (Sagem) router and two short patch cables?

Or how about a USB cable? Can I write to the DNS-320 direct from my iMac via USB? Maybe it would be easier to move the data in batches via a memory stick.

I mean, 89 hours... I'll be on my way home from seeing Springsteen by then.

[shabuboy]

that seems too long if you ask me...

Now you have to make sure your cable is at least CAT5E or newer, otherwise you will never get gig speeds. However, you also need to make sure the laptop has a gig nic.

Also, I do not believe cross-over are necessary with new nics/hardware, auto-MDIX is a standard as far as I know.

[martynmoore]

Thanks again.

Another thread suggest using a static IP address, so I'll try that, too.

Going back to the powerline network, I can move data between computers much faster than to the DNS-320, so might use that just to get the data off the Mac. The DNS-320 seems to like PCs better, so I'll use a spare W7 machine to do the transfer to network storage.

I'm learning a lot thanks to people like you on the forum. I really appreciate it.

Do you know anything about Samsung TVs?

[shabuboy]

sorry do not, but plenty of post in regards to TVs on this forum
 

[martynmoore]

I know. You've been a big help already. 

[pspec]

Hmm. Sorry I'm not so good with the MB/s comparison in a previous post.

I'm transferring just over 11,000 photos to my DNS-320 from an iMac over a Powerline home network. The Powerline adapters are rated at 200Mbps.

The dialogue box on the iMac tells me that it is going to take about 130 hours to transfer about 130GB.

Is that slow? It seems like it, but I've nothing to compare it to. I'm very new to network storage.

i'm transfer 5 terabytes........i'll let you guess how many times i've punched the wall/chucked the chair across the room..AAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaa  somebody kill me

[martynmoore]

Oh dear. I feel your pain.

I got my files across in the end. The fastest way was ethernet port on the PC to ethernet port on the DNS-320 and leave it overnight three times, transferring smallish batches of files each time (40-50GB).

Now I only move one or two GB at a time and it's fine.

I've also installed Twonky and my Samsung TV sees all the files perfectly.

I'm very happy with my DNS-320 for now.