MBL 2To transfer rate slow as my grandmother [ Edited ]

[MBL2012]

Dear members,

I know this is again a topic about slow transfer rate, but my searches on forum didn't help so far.

My settings :

MBL2To wired to a DIR 655

Mac Book Pro with Mac Snow Leopard, ethernet and wireless

Here are my transfer rates from mac to NAS, tested with a 200Mb file:

wireless transfer : 5Mb/s

wired transfer : 10Mb/s

To be compared with my other NAS LaCie networkspace 1To

wireless transfer : 2.2Mb/s

wired transfer : 5.5Mbs

Good point : MBL is better that LaCie (that's why I bought the MBL to be clear). But this is unfortunately not satisfying compared to what I could expect, especially because my computer is almost freezing when transfering file.

Since both NAS have transfer rate issues, there may be a problem with router but everything looks perfectly set.

I disabled all services on MBL settings page (remote access, itunes, ...)

I checked activity monitor, and Finder activity % jumps from 1 to 17 when transfering file.

Another point: access from appleTV looks fine. I can read music, videos.

So, my question is : why my MBL or my network is so slow?

Thanks for any tips that could save me time.

Best regards

[Ardvark]

Because the Apple TV seems fine this seems to indicate an issue with the Mac itself.....Do you have a PC or another Mac you can test with?

[MBL2012]

Hi Ardvark, thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately, I have no way to test with another computer for the moment.

AppleTV seems fine but I didn't try to write on it. I will synch my appleTV with itunes to test but do you have any clue how I can monitor transfer rate?

Best regards

[Ardvark]

Theres software out there (just do a google search) that will monitor your transfer rates and evaluate whats going on in your network.

One other thing you could try is to take the MBL to a friends place and try it on another network - if the same kind of issue is seen than most likely its an issue with the drive- otherwise it backs up the original theory that the issue is with the Mac.

[MBL2012]

I had downloaded trial version of path finder, that's why I could give transfer rates when writing file from Finder. But I don't see how I can monitor transfer rate to appleTV (unless I set ftp services on appleTV, but this is too much time consuming as I'd have to hack it).

I just eliminated DIR 655 router from the list. I wired my MBL and my Mac to my broadband modem that is a router also, and the transfer rates are the same.

I guess the mac could be the problem. But I don't have any clue why. Hope you can figure a solution out of this.

Best regards

[Edit] Just realised that the freezing concerns only my wireless mouse. Using touchpad is fine. Another reason to think this is all about my mac