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

[DeanB]

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

 

[smlunatick]

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?

 

[DeanB]

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 -

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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.

 

[smlunatick]

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 -

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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."

 

[DeanB]

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 -

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The server is its own unit - I don't even know what OS its running,
something simple I think. Its not a PC.

 

[smlunatick]

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 -

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The "unit" is running sometype of OS and it could be that D-Link has
placed a "limit" on the FTP server part.