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Hello all,

 

I can transfer 50MB in 5 seconds using a mapped-drive connection

between a PC and a DLink DNS323 network drive enclosure. This is using

a wired 100Mbps ethernet and the common Linksys WRT54G router.

 

However, to transfer the same data using the built-in FTP server on

the DNS323 takes around 90 seconds, or about 20 times slower. Same LAN

connection is used.

 

I am wondering if XP is doing any security checks, or if its possibly

an antivirus protection that decides an FTP transfer would be more

risky.

 

The data consists of around 20,000 small jpeg images. Not sure if this

is itself a problem, I guess I should try to send a single file and

see what happens. But all help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks!

 

Dean

Guest smlunatick
Posted

Re: FTP very slow over LAN - is this an XP security issue?

 

On Sep 12, 11:55 am, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello all,

>

> I can transfer 50MB in 5 seconds using a mapped-drive connection

> between a PC and a DLink DNS323 network drive enclosure. This is using

> a wired 100Mbps ethernet and the common Linksys WRT54G router.

>

> However, to transfer the same data using the built-in FTP server on

> the DNS323 takes around 90 seconds, or about 20 times slower. Same LAN

> connection is used.

>

> I am wondering if XP is doing any security checks, or if its possibly

> an antivirus protection that decides an FTP transfer would be more

> risky.

>

> The data consists of around 20,000 small jpeg images. Not sure if this

> is itself a problem, I guess I should try to send a single file and

> see what happens. But all help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Dean

 

I guess that there may be a "issue" with the built-in FTP service on

the DNS323 unit. What does D-Link suggest?

Posted

Re: FTP very slow over LAN - is this an XP security issue?

 

On Sep 12, 3:06 pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sep 12, 11:55 am, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > Hello all,

>

> > I can transfer 50MB in 5 seconds using a mapped-drive connection

> > between a PC and a DLink DNS323 network drive enclosure. This is using

> > a wired 100Mbps ethernet and the common Linksys WRT54G router.

>

> > However, to transfer the same data using the built-in FTP server on

> > the DNS323 takes around 90 seconds, or about 20 times slower. Same LAN

> > connection is used.

>

> > I am wondering if XP is doing any security checks, or if its possibly

> > an antivirus protection that decides an FTP transfer would be more

> > risky.

>

> > The data consists of around 20,000 small jpeg images. Not sure if this

> > is itself a problem, I guess I should try to send a single file and

> > see what happens. But all help would be appreciated.

>

> > Thanks!

>

> > Dean

>

> I guess that there may be a "issue" with the built-in FTP service on

> the DNS323 unit. What does D-Link suggest?- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

They 'suggest' upgrading the firmware and testing again. I'll try this

tonight, though from what I read about FTP and latency issues, it may

just be the fact that there are so many files, each causing a round

trip delay to the server. I wish I could zip up the files and transfer

a single file.

Guest smlunatick
Posted

Re: FTP very slow over LAN - is this an XP security issue?

 

On Sep 12, 3:42 pm, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Sep 12, 3:06 pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > On Sep 12, 11:55 am, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> > > Hello all,

>

> > > I can transfer 50MB in 5 seconds using a mapped-drive connection

> > > between a PC and a DLink DNS323 network drive enclosure. This is using

> > > a wired 100Mbps ethernet and the common Linksys WRT54G router.

>

> > > However, to transfer the same data using the built-in FTP server on

> > > the DNS323 takes around 90 seconds, or about 20 times slower. Same LAN

> > > connection is used.

>

> > > I am wondering if XP is doing any security checks, or if its possibly

> > > an antivirus protection that decides an FTP transfer would be more

> > > risky.

>

> > > The data consists of around 20,000 small jpeg images. Not sure if this

> > > is itself a problem, I guess I should try to send a single file and

> > > see what happens. But all help would be appreciated.

>

> > > Thanks!

>

> > > Dean

>

> > I guess that there may be a "issue" with the built-in FTP service on

> > the DNS323 unit. What does D-Link suggest?- Hide quoted text -

>

> > - Show quoted text -

>

> They 'suggest' upgrading the firmware and testing again. I'll try this

> tonight, though from what I read about FTP and latency issues, it may

> just be the fact that there are so many files, each causing a round

> trip delay to the server. I wish I could zip up the files and transfer

> a single file.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Other "possilble" cause could be the "limit" of files that the ftp

server (DNS323) may be set at.

 

As fotr zip, why "can't" do do that? 7-Zip is a zip file manager

system that is "open source."

Posted

Re: FTP very slow over LAN - is this an XP security issue?

 

On Sep 13, 3:21 pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sep 12, 3:42 pm, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > On Sep 12, 3:06 pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > > On Sep 12, 11:55 am, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> > > > Hello all,

>

> > > > I can transfer 50MB in 5 seconds using a mapped-drive connection

> > > > between a PC and a DLink DNS323 network drive enclosure. This is using

> > > > a wired 100Mbps ethernet and the common Linksys WRT54G router.

>

> > > > However, to transfer the same data using the built-in FTP server on

> > > > the DNS323 takes around 90 seconds, or about 20 times slower. Same LAN

> > > > connection is used.

>

> > > > I am wondering if XP is doing any security checks, or if its possibly

> > > > an antivirus protection that decides an FTP transfer would be more

> > > > risky.

>

> > > > The data consists of around 20,000 small jpeg images. Not sure if this

> > > > is itself a problem, I guess I should try to send a single file and

> > > > see what happens. But all help would be appreciated.

>

> > > > Thanks!

>

> > > > Dean

>

> > > I guess that there may be a "issue" with the built-in FTP service on

> > > the DNS323 unit. What does D-Link suggest?- Hide quoted text -

>

> > > - Show quoted text -

>

> > They 'suggest' upgrading the firmware and testing again. I'll try this

> > tonight, though from what I read about FTP and latency issues, it may

> > just be the fact that there are so many files, each causing a round

> > trip delay to the server. I wish I could zip up the files and transfer

> > a single file.- Hide quoted text -

>

> > - Show quoted text -

>

> Other "possilble" cause could be the "limit" of files that the ftp

> server (DNS323) may be set at.

>

> As fotr zip, why "can't" do do that? 7-Zip is a zip file manager

> system that is "open source."- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

The server is its own unit - I don't even know what OS its running,

something simple I think. Its not a PC.

Guest smlunatick
Posted

Re: FTP very slow over LAN - is this an XP security issue?

 

On Sep 15, 9:23 am, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Sep 13, 3:21 pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > On Sep 12, 3:42 pm, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> > > On Sep 12, 3:06 pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:

>

> > > > On Sep 12, 11:55 am, DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> > > > > Hello all,

>

> > > > > I can transfer 50MB in 5 seconds using a mapped-drive connection

> > > > > between a PC and a DLink DNS323 network drive enclosure. This is using

> > > > > a wired 100Mbps ethernet and the common Linksys WRT54G router.

>

> > > > > However, to transfer the same data using the built-in FTP server on

> > > > > the DNS323 takes around 90 seconds, or about 20 times slower. Same LAN

> > > > > connection is used.

>

> > > > > I am wondering if XP is doing any security checks, or if its possibly

> > > > > an antivirus protection that decides an FTP transfer would be more

> > > > > risky.

>

> > > > > The data consists of around 20,000 small jpeg images. Not sure if this

> > > > > is itself a problem, I guess I should try to send a single file and

> > > > > see what happens. But all help would be appreciated.

>

> > > > > Thanks!

>

> > > > > Dean

>

> > > > I guess that there may be a "issue" with the built-in FTP service on

> > > > the DNS323 unit. What does D-Link suggest?- Hide quoted text -

>

> > > > - Show quoted text -

>

> > > They 'suggest' upgrading the firmware and testing again. I'll try this

> > > tonight, though from what I read about FTP and latency issues, it may

> > > just be the fact that there are so many files, each causing a round

> > > trip delay to the server. I wish I could zip up the files and transfer

> > > a single file.- Hide quoted text -

>

> > > - Show quoted text -

>

> > Other "possilble" cause could be the "limit" of files that the ftp

> > server (DNS323) may be set at.

>

> > As fotr zip, why "can't" do do that? 7-Zip is a zip file manager

> > system that is "open source."- Hide quoted text -

>

> > - Show quoted text -

>

> The server is its own unit - I don't even know what OS its running,

> something simple I think. Its not a PC.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

The "unit" is running sometype of OS and it could be that D-Link has

placed a "limit" on the FTP server part.

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