Forum:Network copy extremely Slow

Hi

I have just bought new ScreenPlay Pro HD 1TB drive. I liked possibility to copy files through LAN but when I connect the drive to LAN it takes ages for every operation. First I tried through my MAC using samba ... slow. Then I used Windows machine with the same result.

The speed is around 120Kbp/s !! And I'm talking about LAN .. not wireless.

Do you have any idea what can be the problem?

Thanks

87.219.190.161 17:47, 19 August 2009 (UTC) Tomi
 * Hi Tomi. Well, on the network page, I indicated that over ethernet, I was getting 20 Mbps/s.  There are four things that can cause that to go slow.  1) Your computer.  2) Your network router.  3) Your cables.  4) Your screenplay.  I would suggest trying to eliminate these things one at a time to try to find the culprit.  Try connecting the screenplay directly to your computer via ethernet (assuming you don't have your computer on a domain) and see what the speed is (that helps determine if the problem is the router).  Try it against another computer as well, preferably a friend's computer (to determine if it is the computer).  Try different cables.  If none of those are faster, try testing the speed via USB.  If it's slow via USB, then it's probably the drive inside your screenplay.  Otherwise, I'd suspect the screenplay ethernet port.  In either of those cases, you'll need to work with Iomega to solve it. --JCoug 19:20, 22 August 2009 (UTC)