Hello
New to FFS. I am trying to sync files between two NAS boxes connected by 10GB ethernet network. The transfer speeds are very slow, like 12 MB/s with FFS. When I use regular windows copy of the same files I am achieving speeds in excess of 190 MB/s. Are there any tweaks I need to do to FFS to overcome this bottleneck?
Dissapointing transfer speeds
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Should run the same speed...
Is FFS maybe transferring different files than when you do a manual copy, thus resulting in different speeds?
Is FFS maybe transferring different files than when you do a manual copy, thus resulting in different speeds?
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Should run the same speed...
Is FFS maybe transferring different files than when you do a manual copy, thus resulting in different speeds? xCSxXenon, 01 Oct 2023, 19:50
Tested by transfering same folder containing same files. FFS is consistenly reporting a speed of 12 MB/s. Windows copy speed varies between lowest of 60 MB/s to high 190 MB/s depending on file. Feels like something is limiting FFS.
How is your PC communicating with the NAS servers? What software and protocol are being used?
Do you have some special Windows software for logging into NAS"? Mapping a drive letter?
Is FFS using the same connection to NAS as Windows, or is it connecting internally via SFTP?
If they are connecting to the server using two different communication methods that could account for the difference in performance.
You might want to observe the file transfer using a packet analyzer such as as https://www.wireshark.org/
If you monitor one, and then the other, you might see something that's causing the slowdown. Pay particular attention to the route that the packets are taking during the transfer if the transfer is taking two different routes 1 over a slower network than the other that would be a cause for concern.
Do you have some special Windows software for logging into NAS"? Mapping a drive letter?
Is FFS using the same connection to NAS as Windows, or is it connecting internally via SFTP?
If they are connecting to the server using two different communication methods that could account for the difference in performance.
You might want to observe the file transfer using a packet analyzer such as as https://www.wireshark.org/
If you monitor one, and then the other, you might see something that's causing the slowdown. Pay particular attention to the route that the packets are taking during the transfer if the transfer is taking two different routes 1 over a slower network than the other that would be a cause for concern.
